You can't go wrong going with Blake's place. It's conveniently located to everything from the Catalina Express drop-off, the pier, Crescent Ave, a nice scenic drive up Wrigley Road, and Vons.
The place itself is nice. The perfect size for our family of 5, with 3 small children. The place had everything we could possibly need (and more). After a long day of adventuring, we came back to chill and watch movies. It is spacious yet cozy. Kids loved just relaxing on the couch in front of the large TV until they fell asleep. It's very conveniently located, we could just walk to Crescent Ave along the beach for all the activities, or fish and play in the sand. For the things a bit further out, like the Aerial adventures or scenic drives, we had access to Blake's golf cart. The golf carting ended up being one of the my kid's favorite activities, just riding in the back and staring out the scenic coastline and spotting dolphins.
Blake is super accommodating, helpful, and communicative. There happened to be some pretty severe weather on one of the days and the internet went out pretty much everywhere. I just casually mentioned to Blake that I didn't get his message about whether we got into the house successfully until after T-mobile finally picked up signal (Note to first time travelers: T-mobile on the island isn't like T-mobile coverage on the mainland). But Blake still took it upon himself to follow-up with the cable company to see what was happening, informed us of the situation, and sent a message letting us know the moment the network came back. This is well above and beyond what I would have expected in terms of being helpful and communicative.
Overall, you really can't go wrong staying at Blake's place. We'd do it again in a heart beat. My kids rated their overall experience 10 out of 10.