Tom was super responsive to all our questions and the apartment was nice, well equipped, parking in the street was a breeze.
The only real downside, which has nothing to do with the host, is the beach itself. It's very dirty, you are walking on plastic and looking at birds eating theses plastics. When walking there, a lifeguard came to us and told us we should not stay here since the beach is really not enjoyable, he pointed both Laguna beach and Huntington beach, that were both great but a bit more far away.
If you can get a car, I would definitely recommend staying at this place.