The balcony in our apartment was exactly what we had wanted - a beautiful view of the ocean! A storm did hit the day after we arrived and there were repairs/updates being done in the next building, but that was out of everyone's control. The complex was apparently built a little too close to the beach, which has eroded a lot, so we were only able to use the beach in front of our unit at low tide and for a limited amount of time. I did see a lot of really nice sea glass at low tide, which I didn't see when we went to the south end of the island. Overall, it was a pretty great week for us.