Prior to arriving, I asked what the check-in process was and was told by the owner that he would meet me in the driveway with the code. You can understand my confusion when I arrived and he was inside the house--I've never had this happen before. The owner was friendly and gave my son and I a tour of the house and then had me decide on the front door code before he left. Once he left, my son and I placed our belongings inside and were pleasantly surprised at how clean the house was--I often wipe down surfaces that I plan to use (i.e., remote, toilet, shower, etc.) and every surface was very clean! My son and I then left to grab some dinner and when we arrived back, we heard a dog barking and saw people outside of the property walking around. Thinking it was the neighbors, I didn't worry but when I saw them again the next morning I was confused as this time they entered the basement. I reached out to the owner to ask and that is when he let me know a family was staying downstairs. I wish this was made clear in the description of the house as I felt like I could not get comfortable the remainder of our stay. On a more positive note, the house was in a great location; it was nice being so close to the beach, a variety of restaurants and best of all, within 15 minutes of family we had not seen in some time. All in all, our stay was okay as we spent most of the time out and about exploring the surrounding towns and enjoying the beautiful weather.