we only stayed on the beach the first several trips although we ate/drank at many places in the cliffs so a few years ago we did split stays, after 2 trips like that we're back to the beach exclusively, unless I was one to sleep all day the cliffs were just too slow and we were bored any day we didn't do a roadtrip to a Mayfield Falls or visit the beach

I just wish there were more great places to eat on the beach - it seems like most of our favorite restaurants are on the cliffs