If you want to be super close to Venice beach, and only 2 miles from the Santa Monica Pier, this is the place to be. You're in the thick of things. Not for light sleepers, because there is a public walkway to the beach, and part of it is directly beneath the windows of the apartment. But the apartment is clean, and equipped with dishes and what's needed to cook. We bathe a lot, so we bought towels and things because there were just a few towels. But I liked it a lot and would stay there again.