We liked the location of your house and its proximity to good restaurants and local attractions, and that it was well stocked with everything we needed. However, there are few things we were disappointed with — some that we think need fixing and some we just wished we had been warned about before we made our reservation
1) The house was cold most of the time and we had to bundle up especially in the living room. That was unpleasant and not what we anticipated. Note that we’ve lived in the North East for most of our lives and are used to the cold. This is a must fix from my POV — really not acceptable living conditions for the price we paid
2) Under the “What this place offers” in your AirBnb ad, you state “beach access”. We took that to mean beach access directly from your home. However, for the entire time we were there, we did not see the sand….there was water all the way up to the building. That is not what I would call “beach access”. We felt sandwiched between a busy highway (with no real pavement to go on a walk without worrying about oncoming traffic) and the ocean. I would recommend updating the listing to remove beach access as a highlight of this listing.
3) The parking spot was quite tight for our SUV and not particularly easy to get in and out of. We would have brought a sedan or smaller SUV had we known about the parking. I recommend noting this under “Things to Know” section
4) The kitchen was well stocked but really in need of an update. A dishwasher would have been nice to have and more counter space would have give us options to cook. I didn’t find the kitchen comfortable to cook in given the lack of counter space and needing to hand wash all the dishes
4) We were unable to use the patio during the stay even on sunny days. The patio was wet and water dripping into it the whole time even when it had not rained for 24 hours or more. So during the rainy season, the patio is really not available for guests to use. I would add that caveat somewhere on the listing.
This might feel like a harsh report and I apologize if it came across that way. Given we paid $8175 for the 7 nights ($1167 per night) we felt we were uncomfortable inside the house due to the temperature, unable to really get outside for a walk without driving to a spot where we could walk, and not really able to use the patio. For the price we paid, our expectations were higher and we left disappointed. We felt we would have been better off getting 2 rooms at a very good hotel in Santa Monica, which is likely what we'll do when we visit the area the next time.