We had a great time staying at Charlene's apartment for Memorial Day weekend! It is a really convenient location in the El Porto section of Manhattan Beach, and literally a 1/2 block to the beach. We enjoyed taking the bikes down the Strand to Hermosa, and walking up the street to Fishbar for dinner which is a great little spot. It was great that Charlene let us use her garage because there is no parking in the neighborhood. Charlene was very easy to communicate with, and was even nice enough to let us stay later on the day we were leaving. I definitely would recommend this spot for a weekend at the beach!