Can barely see the Gulf from the balcony, though it was a nice space. Biggest issue with this unit is the lack of utensils for the kitchen. One spatula, one spoon, the knives were dull. The coffee pot works, but is pretty dated. Barebones stocked. Beds were comfortable. As others noted, you do hear the garbage truck at 7 a.m. It was windy most days, likely due to being near the Gulf. The pool is shaded until about 1:30 and then has sun until it goes down. Overall we had a nice stay. Lobby was clean and so was the unit.