My 17 and 18 year old daughter just spent 4 fabulous nights at Sioux-Z's place. The apartment was not only very clean, spacious and beautifully decorated, but was located just a block from Redondo beach and around the corner from some great and fairly inexpensive boutique shops and restaurants. Highly recommend you rent bikes and do the trail up through Manhattan and Hermosa beaches where you'll see an abundance of beautiful homes, surfers, volleyball games and many more great restaurants. My only regret is that I wasn't able to connect with Sioux-Z to personally thank her for her hospitality (and the purchase of an iron and ironing board at our request:)). Hopefully another time soon.