the cottage is in a nice neighborhood, renters and full-timers; it's only 5 min. to the nearest beach (Charlestown), but 10 minutes to South Kingstown Town Beach, where the beach pass works. However, I found that during the week, I could just put the beach pass on my dashboard and could EASILY skip right into Charlestown Beach. Purely logistical, S. Kingstown beach is actually nicer. The best fried clams with homemade sauce was at The Cove restaurant, hop skip and a jump from the cottage. There were some electrical issues during my 2 weeks, but Kathy was very responsive. During 90+ temp days, the livingroom/kitchen area was too warm and humid for me, even with ceiling fans on; (the only a/c units are in 2 of the 3 bedrooms) but on non super hot days, it was fine. LOVED LOVED LOVED THE OUTSIDE SHOWER! With town water, the pressure is absolutely fantastic! I never once used the inside shower. Kitchen and house well equipped with all the basics, and I even brought some things that were already provided.