The place is beautifully appointed and very close to a lovely beach. It is two blocks but very short blocks at that. The patio is a wonderful place to relax and we walked to restaurants and a small market. Santa Monica is very close as is LAX (no airport noise). The one issue was we couldn't get the large windows open out to the patio because it was stuck and we didn't want to push too hard but Jim was responsive. I assume all is fixed. The place is great and I would definitely rent again.