Qin's place is in a terrific location with a spot in the parking garage in the basement of the building. Ocean Ave., the 3rd Street Prominade, and plenty of restaurants are within walking distance. The bedroom is a little small but comfortable. You must give Qin a good arrival time so the check-in goes smoothly as we were met on the street when we arrived by "Mr. Qin" who could not speak English, but he had a "daughter" on the phone who explained the process to us. After check-in we never saw them again, but they responded to texts. We plan to stay there again on our next visit to Santa Monica.