We were really excited about booking this location (the second and third stories of "The Flip Flop Inn"), until we actually arrived. This place is party central - which is great if you are college kids looking to party all night and have complete disregard for personal hygiene, but terrible of you are looking to bathe regularly and get to sleep at a normal hour. It is true that the beach is right out your front door. However, you should expect LOUD music until around 11:00pm or midnight every night from the three (3) competing bars right next to the location. One of the nights, during our stay, a drunken brawl broke out immediately in front of the property just before midnight (the front gate to the property was damaged) and local police officers tried to disburse the crowd by firing two shots into the air from a high-powered rifle.
While the music and bar brawls we're bad, even worse was the location's lack of water pressure/volume. The property has 1.5 bathrooms, but the upstairs bathroom never had water. It did not matter if you tried to flush the toilet or turn on the tap, no water ever came out. The bathroom on the mail floor had water periodically (typically there was water at night, but not always during the day). When the bathroom did have water, it was a mere drizzle - we each had to smash ourselves into the corner of the shower to get under the showerhead to get under the small trickle of water seeping from the showerhead. There were two large bottles of drinking water, but any additional water we had to buy ourselves.
There are no windows. This is great for allowing the sea breeze in, but made it impossible to dampen the bar noise and keep the heat out. Especially since there was no A/C in the common area; just in the bedrooms.
While the sea-themed decor was fun, the furniture, especially the beds, were very hard and uncomfortable. We also had to buy our own toilet paper, as the spare toilet paper had been chewed up and pooped/peed on by small rodents.
To us, the negatives far out-weighed the positives, but there are two positives worth mentioning. Firstly, Faith Noel was quick to respond and communicate with us. She did not always have the answer we wanted/expected, but she was quick to communicate. Secondly, the location is right in the heart of downtown San Pedro, so it is extremely convenient to get to anywhere we wanted to go.
In summary, I would say that this location would be perfect for college spring-breakers looking for a cheap place to crash for a day or two while in San Pedro. It is not ideal for families or anyone who wants to sleep and/or shower on a regular basis.