Check in was a little confusing partly because I did not thoroughly read the emails and my confusion with the electronic communications concerning the transaction.
Family members who are more into tech helped sort that out.
We had stayed at Long Beach a few years ago and although it is one of the older condominium communities we like it because of location, size of the units and more relaxed atmosphere than some resorts nearby that are always trimming bushes, blowing sidewalks, cutting grass and make you fell like you are in a armed compound. The unit was very nice. My only negatives were some of the ways the tile in a bathroom was installed and a what seemed to me to be a crude valance made out of crown molding. The draperies could use some updating but overall we were pleased. My wife wished there had been a lounge chair on the large balcony along with the 2 rockers and 2 other chairs.
We have stayed at other resorts where no one could put tents in front of the rented chairs and umbrellas. We wish that was the policy there because people would set up in front of us and block the view of the water. We had some of our own chairs and an umbrella and started to go down early and set them up in front of our rented chairs.
The people who had rented before us had left late, took the armbands and parking passes and we were told trashed the place. The lady cleaning had to work for hours to clean up after them. She was still working when we arrived and continued for at least an hour after we arrived. The unit was thoroughly cleaned when she left.
All parking is in a ground level lot so if you need a parking deck you need to go somewhere else. The advantage it is closer to the buildings than some decks that are across the road. We stayed one place and had to go from the deck, into the weather, through a building and then cross the road. Another one required you to go down an escalator, up or down on an elevator or walk down stairs to get to the elevators that went to the units. That was not the case here. The beach is not as crowded as at some condos.
There were eight of us in the extended family and we would all be happy to stay in this unit again!