Location: Great location if you are looking to be right on the beach. Very Very noisy though at pretty much all hours.
Amenities: The roof is incredible and well decorated. I loved sitting up there to read, work or tan.
Apartment cleanliness: I moved from a second-floor 208 due to a termite outbreak to apartment 410 which also had a termite outbreak. It was a horrible experience, especially being in a new city completely alone. The building manager was lovely but I was unable to receive any sort of compensation for having to re-locate and having to stay with a friend while the apartment got exterminated. On the last day I also found another termite so beware! Both apartments were not very clean upon arrival as well and were missing quite a few items, kitchen appliances, glassware as well as a smoke detector in the second apartment.
Homeless: It was extremely noisy day and night between being near the touristy Santa Monica pier to the homeless cult who sleep out in front of the building in the playground/bench area towards the beach. I had numerous sleepless nights from homeless people screaming throughout the night! There were multiple instances that they would be in the parking lot (laying on the ground, screaming etc.) to the side of the building where my car was parked and I would have to sprint to and from my car for safety.
Building Manager: The building manager was lovely and super helpful in the situations that arose on-premise.
I appreciate and expect honest reviews as a local customer of Airbnb and read reviews thoroughly before booking. Everything I've written is accurate and information I wish I had known before booking this Airbnb! I