The house was very comfortable. It was within walking distance to Gelson's grocery store. We explored Santa Monica and drove into LA a couple of times....I was very happy with the drive time into LA for the wedding. Enjoyed exploring Santa Monica. Everything was close. We walked to the Santa Monica Pier once and the rest of the time we drove. I was happy we rented a car. We were able to explore a lot more places. Parking was easy. Overall it was a very pleasant, relaxing and fun long weekend.