This property had all the things needed for an excellent getaway. It didn't all come together for our stay, but I chalk that up to some bad luck over the xmas holiday. Shawn (the owner) was excellent at communication and went out of his way to try to make things right for us.
The Good:
-Awesome view of the pacific from the living room - really great for sunsets
-Well-appointed house - furniture was comfortable, living room, dining room and kitchen were all spacious, back yard is well-kept and would be great in the summer
-Shawn - when things went wrong, Shawn tried hard to make it right, including offering a variety of atypical solutions. He was engaged and willing to help despite being halfway around the world in a very different timezone.
The Bad:
-We had no internet for the duration of our stay. Apparently an issue with Frontier's physical infrastructure, and because of the holidays no techs were able to fix the problem before we left. Not the end of the world, but it was inconvenient and led to us changing our plans on the last day (when my wife and I had been planning to work from the rental for a few hours before heading home). This is where Shawn tried hard to make things right - he spent a considerable amount of time on the phone with Frontier, offered to set us up with satellite internet for a month, and had one or two other ideas. We ultimately didn't take him up on any of those, but it was an above-and-beyond effort on Shawn's part.
-The kitchen refrigerator didn't work - we didn't notice at first, but ice melted in the freezer and food/drink in the fridge compartment was only marginally cooler than ambient temperature. We didn't really figure it out for the first two days (you never know what to expect from a new-to-you and empty refrigerator), but by the end of our stay it was very noticeable. There was a second fridge in the garage which we could have used but that's not exactly a convenient alternative. Given Shawn's engagement I'd be very surprised if this was a problem going forward, but it did impact our stay.
-The dishwasher was extremely low-powered and was unable to fully dissolve detergent tablets, leaving dishes less than fully clean (regular liquid detergent seemed to fare better). As with the fridge, I'd be quite surprised if this remains an issue.
Overall we had a good time with the property and were very impressed by Shawn. As explained above things just didn't fully come together for our stay, but we would not hesitate to rent from Shawn again (either here or another property).