Check-in for Shawn & David's home was simple thanks to the door keypad and the beach is just feet away. The home was clean, spacious, and bright. Since we were going to visit Disneyland, we had booked the home for a quiet beach stay to relax for the remainder of the trip.
The mattresses were comfortable though they should provide better/new pillows. The ones currently at the home are exceptionally worn out and flat.
The home is built in the 1920s and it has some of its original features such as the windows. They are thin so the neighbors hear you and you hear them. Unfortunately, the immediate next door neighbor is undergoing construction so we heard trucks, loud noises and voices rather early in the mornings. They seem to also have a tenant living in an apartment connected to the home so you could hear noises when in the back two bedrooms. The beach was also being worked on so large construction tractors were moving up and down the beach, and sand was piled up so we didn't get the views we had hoped for outside. However, we could walk a few blocks to have easier access rather than climbing over a mound of sand to get to the water.
We were not provided a manual prior to check-in just instructed to read their rules upon arrival. They request you strip each bed and place the linens in the laundry room, clean out the fridge, and, if you stay on Mondays, you are asked to roll their garbage cans out.
The largest disappointment of our stay was check-out. It's posted on the house manual 12n; though on our day of departure we received a message at 10:54a that check out was 11a. The cleaners had shown up and we were consequently rushing to complete the items on their list and leave prior to the time anticipated.
Overall, I would not recommend this home for a stay and it has thoroughly soured me on choosing to stay with Airbnb in the future. I would have much rather paid $350 a night for a resort with better beach access, amenities, and not have to worry about completing chores prior to checking out.