Hey, I take that back, went back , and there are some nice views on the 3rd floor. You are right. Now I see what you were seeing. Only problem- the view I saw is attached to a nearly 3,000 sqft two-story behemoth of a monster condo. The design- first floor living area is a doable lofty open feel, not bad, lacking windows/natural light. You get a very conservatively-sized sliding glass door and one window to the the outside commmon walkway-that's it. First floor master-wow-it's like where do we start and where do we end. One very conservatively-sized sliding door and that's it , no windows, nothing else, except for a very long, alley way of a bedroom were you have one hell of a oddly shaped room that may perplex the most talented of any interior designer w/ an unlimited budget. You could actually set up a mini-put-put, or a small bolwing alley. Go up upstairs, view is great, rooms not so great. 8 ft ceilings and one very conservatively-sized sliding glass door in an allley way shotgun room. No windows and no light. Now let me emphasize this part- that's what we are all down here for, a little serotonin inducing rays of light right? That's my take. They got it straight on a few counts. Yes, you are right. The beach vista, from the 3rd floor balcony is all gravy. Unfournately, the best views are usually reserved for the larger sqfts places. In this case, the materials were good quality like the other units. The layout on this one .....uhhhhhh. I think I would have given a little bit more thought to the layout of this unit that is in a complex that has and could have very good possibilites.