Emmy and her family took me in after another host cancelled on me last-minute leaving me with no place to stay as I arrived in Los Angeles. The positives: The neighborhood is safe and quiet. The family is very nice and even cooked me breakfast; the father of the home offered me donuts and dinner multiple times. It's generally a very hospitable atmosphere. The grandmother (referred to in English as "mama" which was adorable) was just as sweet. Kitchen use was disallowed in the listing but Emmy let me use the refrigerator which was nice (no cooking though). I left a case of bottled water and some canned goods in the closet in case the next guest wants 'em. I'm extremely grateful for their hospitality, but I would be doing a disservice to the AirBnB community if I didn't disclose some of the shortcomings: There was a massive ant infestation in my room. I'm talking probably over 200 ants over the course of a few days nibbling on me and crawling over my belongings. The family had laid ant traps before I arrived and offered a jug of pesticide (referred to as "potion" by the host - very endearing) but my goal for this trip was to focus on buying a home, not on warring with insects. I saw them crawling in formation out of cracks in the ceiling and out of the downstairs bathroom faucet (shower and sink), and up the bedroom curtain. The kitchen usually has crumbs, smears, leftovers and open bags of trash that attract these ants. I tried closing the trash and even taking it out multiple times. I did communicate the ant problem to Emmy and she seemed a bit frustrated with me instead of apologetic ("no guests raised this issue"); there are ant traps in the room so this appears to be an ongoing issue. I'm not sure if language barrier contributed to this, but after raising this concern her (with smiles and tact - I totally get that this kind of stuff sometimes happens) communication with her dropped off. No responses to text messages, AirBnB messages, ignored calls, no responses to emails. I ended up cutting my one-month reservation short because of the ants (AirBnB immediately allowed this once they saw photo evidence, no questions asked); I tried messaging her to see if I could say thanks and goodbye in person on my last night and she ignored my message which seems a little inhospitable. Another slight negative is the noise from the room above. There's an energetic little kiddo that lives here who likes to yell and jump around up to midnight (I'm sure we were all guilty of that). Something to keep in mind if you're looking for peace and quiet at night time. As other reviewers have stated, the bed is extremely firm. The wifi can also go in and out for more than 20 minutes at a time. In summary - if you're looking for a place in Monterey...