First of all, our hosts were simply wonderful! We were pretty demanding ("A kettle for my English husband, please?" And there it was a few hours later, brand new, in the box, on our doorstep! -- and this is only one example of many!) Every day of our 8-day stay, either Duke (Kenneth) and/or Lawrence asked us how our day went. I sure hope they really wanted to know, because we gave them a full report each time! They are just the nicest people!
The place, now: it is more spacious than it looks on the pictures. The bedroom has a charming, old-fashioned feel to it, and the bathroom is nice and modern. The kitchen is not meant for gourmet meals, but who wants to cook gourmet meals in Manhattan Beach? The location is just amazing, right by the beach -- and what a beach!
Being overly sensitive to noise, I won't say it was totally quite, but I won't call it noisy either.
I would definitely recommend this place!