This is a great option for an overnight stay near the airport. It is about 300 steps to the sea, with a relaxing, stunning little hike along the coast from there (maybe a half mile each direction). There are small family beaches all along the trail. Where the street meets the water, there is a tavern overlooking the shore with cheap healthy food, ridiculously large portions. The hotel staff and the taxi drivers they arranged for me were very communicative, kind, and efficient, even at 4:30 am. It's in a neighborhood, so it's not touristy. Very quiet. Has a kitchen fully stocked with plates, utensils, mini-fridge, stove, etc if you want to cook. And they had the most comfortable bed I ever slept in!!! There were a few dead bugs on the floor, but whatever. It was 100 degrees F, and nothing scary like cockroaches. As a runner, I am not sure this would be a good long stay option for my purposes. I would have to do more research on road running in the neighborhood, like are there mean dogs? (Running the ocean trail would only take 5 minutes.) But with a pre-dawn flight, I wasn't going out for a run. You can indeed swim in the sea. Very good choice.