The rising and receding tide, audible from Cynthia's apartment balcony overlook, is like the breath of the ocean. Staying at Cynthia's place was a truly meditative experience. She didn't even kick me out when I lost her apartment key, and communicated well throughout the process. My mother and I stayed there for a wedding and it worked well. We rode Cynthia's beach cruiser bikes along the beach path down to Palos Verdes bluffs and back, watching all the action. Great Experience.