The villa was as advertised and the neighborhood was fine, being near shops and restaurants and a relatively (due to construction) short drive to the beach. The owner did say in his email that they hoped to update/improve some of the aspects of the residence, and I noted that some of the carpet was worn and stained a bit, and the lighting a bit odd, but that was not awful.
There were some issues with the wifi connection following a power outage/surge one night, but I did not touch the router, although it probably needed to be plugged in again to reset. The wi-fi worked just fine on my devices elsewhere.
I know the owner's aware of the drainage issue by the front door during heavy rains. It drained pretty quickly, but due to some really heavy rainfall, there were times when I had to wade through ankle-deep water to get in/out. I realize that nothing may be done about this issue, but perhaps a note to residents letting them know it can happen would be useful.
Overall, I was happy with the location and it worked out well for this trip.