Basically the perfect accommodation for my wife and I. Steps to the beach. Restaurants and bars well within walking distance. Quiet private patio to unwind from a day of unwinding.

Easiest of arrivals. Marc greeted us, gave us the lay of the land, offered us bikes and boogie boards to make use of, recommended some local eat- and drinkeries. Seemed to love his hood and wanted nothing more than to share that love.

Hermosa - perfect laid-back beach neighbourhood. Doesn't have the tourist crunch of Santa Monica/Venice, which are only a cycle along The Strand away.

Really marvellous.