The house is in a great location, with lots of shops and restaurants within a few minutes by beach cruiser bike (kindly loaned by Mark). The access through the back alley isn't conducive of walking in and out (especially at night) but otherwise fine by car or bicycle.
The room was very clean, and the bathroom was spotless, which I appreciated. I wish the blinds and curtains blocked a little more outside light, since I'm not a heavy sleeper. I have not met Mark in person, but he was very responsive with text communication, which again was appreciated.
Unfortunately, the vibe of my stay changed after I let a good friend of mine I just had dinner with come inside to use the bathroom in a pinch. In hindsight I could have communicated this to Mark, but I didn't think much of it at the time, after all my friend was in and out of the house in 5min. Mark took this as a breach of his No Guest policy and that's ok, we make mistakes and it's a matter of resolving things with courtesy. But the fact that Mark caught this right there and then despite being out of sight, gave me an uncomfortable feeling of being watched. I did not like that at all.