Communication with Nat & Jerry was convenient and very timely. We booked 4 nights several months prior to our stay and you can quickly figure out why there place needs to be booked so far in advance. Location could not be better in relationship to the water, transportation, shopping, restaurants (sit down and a fast food) freeway access, etc. We loved the fact there was a full grocery store (Longos) literally across the street so we were able to save money by making our own breakfast and even made dinner a couple of times.

The directions to get into the apartment were very good and made much more sense once we got there. We did require parking, which Nat offered in the building. This was the ONLY snafu when we arrived as there were no visitor spots available upon arrival, but one more go around the garage and we found one. It was frustrating after a 8+ hour drive.

Lots of room inside the apartment, comfy sleeping quarters - there were three of us and we all had our own bed - my daughter slept on the futon and said was quite comfortable. We were able to do laundry and had all of the comforts of our home kitchen there, including a fridge, coffee maker, tea kettle, microwave and toaster.

Be prepared for city sounds at night (noisy motorcycles, occasional sirens) but that's part of being in the heart of downtown.

Nat checked in with us several times during our 4 night stay to be sure we had everything we needed and we were comfortable.

We would stay again in a second and were fortunate to have such wonderful hosts for our very first Airbnb. I'll never "hotel" again when I have a choice!