Prepare to be delighted! Think bohemian style guest cottage in small Italian town, with charming, private garden space that's got a lived-in, loved-on vibe that only time, collecting and memories can create. If you enter after dark, as we did, the garden is lit with various lanterns and the water fountain is all you hear. Pam greets you cheerfully (masked & distanced of course) and provides an efficient orientation tour of cottage, keys, codes and amenities. (You won't find a better stocked airbnb bathroom or kitchen, in my opinion!) The cottage is clean, tidy and plenty cool with the ceiling fan most days, although the window a/c unit cools it down fast if need be, after being gone all day. The neighborhood is quiet, very residential, tree-lined and close to groceries, laundromat, places to eat. The 10 minute drive to the beach is a snap and we found ourselves enjoying the view from the bluffs or PCH every day, usually with takeout from one of many fab eateries in town. Pam & George are quite nearly the perfect hosts - available, responsive, kind-hearted, warm, easy -and interesting- to talk with and seem to have struck an ideal balance of maintaining a presence for their guests while giving space and freedom too. And all of that makes for a peaceful, relaxing place to stay in lovely Santa Monica for however long you want or need.