Good place to stay for seeing the city, the property has a LOT of that antique Long Beach charm, but could use a lot of TLC and decorating to make it a more desirable stay.
We didn't plan on spending any time in the small porch space but did notice that the succulent planters in the photo had been reduced to bare dirt.
We couldn't check in right away due to some miscommunication with the cleanup team, but were able to drop our bags off while they finished up. The house smelled REALLY strongly of cleaning product when we got back, and we opened some windows for a couple hours to help that dissipate.
The neighborhood might feel unsafe to some, but having lived in LB myself for several years that's mainly the proximity to some local bars and nothing serious to worry about. We were waiting to be woken up by the bar crowd on Saturday night, but never heard much and slept great.
We had some issues with the bathroom door not being able to close/latch, certain windows that were painted shut, and some awkwardly placed outlets, but we found our own solutions for the most part.
It's a nice place in a prime location, and the host(s) were very communicative and easy to get ahold of, but some basic maintenance and effort into making it feel like an actual home would really help make this a place I'd stay again.