We stayed in 203. You can just barely see through the gardens to the beach and the water. It was second floor, of course. You may be able to watch the sunset from the unit below us. It is a pretty narrow opening through the gardens, so I'm not positive of that. I thought there was plenty of room on the beach. There's also plenty of tree cover if you prefer the shade. It seemed that the beach got more narrow as we walked toward town from our hotel. It was fine where we were, though. They have umbrellas at Idle Awhile, too. Hope that answers your question.