Solid, spacious, and comfortable apartment, in an excellent location, a few blocks from downtown Santa Monica and from the beach. Grocery Store, coffee shops, restaurants, everything within walking distance. 2 good-size bedrooms, both with large ensuite bathrooms. Very quiet (top floor, nobody making noise above you, and no next-door neighbor noise at all). I'm not much of a TV person, but I must still mention that the TV is something else --it's like having your own movie theatre inside the apartment. Very comfortable mattresses.
There are some minor issues, such as lack of a complete set of kitchen and dining utensils and not enough good pillows (although in all honesty Vic offered to reimburse us for anything we might have wanted to add to the apartment), but they pale when compared to all the good things this apartment has to offer.
Check-in went very smoothly (Vic met us in person, led us to the parking spot, and gave us the keys). Vic is a good guy who does everything he can to make his guests feel comfortable. I would definitely stay again.