This experience was bitter sweet for my husband and I. I’ll start with the less positive parts. The location of the home is not in a good area of town. We didn’t realize until after we booked it. There is only on street parking so if we went anywhere in the afternoon, we inevitably wouldn’t have anywhere to park, and would have to drive around the block to find parking. There were mosquitoes in the house, not sure how they got in but they ate up my toddlers. There’s were a ton of spider webs and spiders all around the outside of the house in front and back yard. There was a black widow on the front gate door when we first got there. Ok now for the positives. The hosts were great with communication. The house itself was clean and had everything we needed. Although the neighborhood isn’t super safe, and there’s homeless people everywhere, this place is in a great location in the sense that it’s super close to beaches. Like 5 min drive. There’s a fenced in front yard great for kids, we had our girls out there once or twice until we noticed more spiders. (Maybe having a ton of spiders is normal for California?) All in all, it was a good experience. If you don’t mind being in a neighborhood that isn’t super safe, then this place would be a great option because the actual house is great. Also it was me and my husbands wedding anniversary and I asked the host to put out flowers and champagne for us and they were happy to do so, so they were quite accommodating in that way.