Perfect in every way.
Half a block to the sand in your feet, on the same block as Shutters Hotel which had an awesome bar and restaurant basically across the street from you.
Having stayed in Marina Del Rey/Venice/Santa Monica before I am always worried about parking and this place did not disappoint. Parking was super easy and less than 60 seconds of a walk. Thank you so much it is greatly appreciated. Plenty of room in a fenced in lot and can fit any size vehicle.
The space was fantastic. Coming from a cold climate and needing to sleep in cool temperatures I was worried because there is no AC, but the industrial fan provided worked awesome. There are 3 mattresses that would sleep 4 very comfortably, we only used 2, the day bed was sooo comfortable. The main bed makes a ton of noise if you move at all which was annoying but oh well. There is a big TV with cable and netflix and WiFi.
There were no dogs as the owner was out of town so that was a bummer because I was looking forward to the pups, maybe next time.
You can walk everywhere. A few steps away are several different coffee shops, bars, restaurants. Highly recommend caribbean chicken cha for their $2 coffee - it tasted better than DogTown coffee and was cheaper, and closer.
Shutters/Casa will rent you beach chairs with umbrellas and give you beach towels and water for $35 a seat, totally worth it, otherwise you can carry the chairs and umbrella offered at the airbnb for free :) There are also surf boards, bikes, plenty of towels and linens and pillows.
The bathroom was HUGE. Super great shower, toilet, sink. Washer/Dryer in the garage but we didn't use it.
Sitting area in the back yard and front yard, plenty of security, felt safe and comfortable the entire time.
I've stayed at several AirBnb and VRBOs in this area and this is tied for my personal number 1 with another beach unit in Marina Del Rey. I would absolutely return in a heartbeat and cannot recommend this place enough.