** ** Licence totalement rénové (2014) de l'océan Lotissement avec vue sur l'océan

The property is as advertised - you cannot get a better beachfront location in Melbourne FL, especially for this price point. The patio off the back leads directly to the steps down the sand dunes to the beach. The balcony off the master bedroom gives you a perfect spot for morning coffee.

The house is well equipped with most everything you need. We typically ate breakfast and lunch there, going out for dinner and found everything we needed to prep our meals.

The property manager/owner was very responsive. He made sure we had everything we needed for an easy check-in. He also checked with us during our stay to make sure everything was going well.

We were there for a week and the beach was never crowded. In fact we often had the beach to ourselves. Amazing amount of wildlife like dolphins, blue herons, sea birds of all types and...though we didn't see them, there were always a lot of sea turtle tracks the next morning. Be sure and follow the rules regarding sea turtles, there are nests all over!

If we come back to the Space Coast, we would definitely stay here again.

This condo didn’t look like much when you pulled in the street side, but is it 1) adorably updated and decorated with a beachy theme, 2) clean, convenient and comfortable, and 3) has the BEST VIEWS of and access to the ocean. Walk across the grass and down a short path and you’re at the beach. The host included beach chairs and many pluses to make the stay comfortable. We hope to stay again!

The location is perfect, right on a beach that was uncrowded even though we stayed during Spring break. Just a short walk out the patio and you’re on the beach. We really liked being able to leave our chairs and umbrella set up all day, going back and forth for lunch and to the bathroom. The view from the upstairs balcony of the ocean is beautiful. The location is convenient to shops, restaurants and grocery stores. There were beach chairs, umbrella and boogie boards in the garage for us to use. Also, there were trash bags, paper towels, paper plates, toilet paper, soaps and dish detergent, which you normally don’t find in a vacation rental. The condo was nice and clean and had been nicely remodeled. The patio was great for sitting outside, listening to the waves, with a table and chairs where we ate lunch most days.

Here is why I rated it a 4 instead of a 5–

The living room sofa was sagging and had books under the legs to hold it up. After sitting on it for a short time, our backs would ache. Johnny Valentine, the owner, stopped by at the beginning of our stay to ask if everything was ok. I told him about the sofa. He brought an extra chair over from the condo next door and told me he would be ordering a new sofa, but it of course wouldn’t be there during our stay. He said no one else had ever complained about the sofa.

That night, we ran the dishwasher — or at least thought we had—but the dishes were still dirty in the morning, so I washed them by hand and sent Johnny an email thinking he would send someone to look at the dishwasher. He came a little later and cleaned the drain and told us we had to slam the door shut really hard to get it to work. He has another dishwasher in the garage to replace the one in the kitchen and said he would be replacing the dishwasher but not that week. The dishwasher worked better afterwards but I would advise not running it at night because it is very noisy. Also, there were only 4 coffee cups and limited bowls and plates, so we had to run it daily with 4 of us staying there.

When Johnny stopped by the 2nd time, he offered to refund my money and we could look for another place to stay if we couldn’t make do. I had no desire to try and do that, it would have been a lot of work for one thing, and probably about impossible during Spring break. The location and the beach outweighed the negatives of the sofa and the dishwasher, although I hope they are replaced soon.

We had a wonderful time at this rental. The location couldn't be better and the accommodations are really comfortable. The view from the upstairs balcony is beautiful.

On the beach! Clean comfortable.