Michaela welcomed us into her home as soon as we got there, even though we were a little earlier than anticipated. She told us about the home, the neighborhood, the neighbors, spots we should check out, and answered all our questions.

Her house was super clean and honestly, there's no way you would even know a cat lives there if you didn't spot its food--there wasn't any cat hair or dander lying around whatsoever. Speaking of the cat, Foxy was SO adorable and mostly hung out outside, but also let us pet her and cuddle her a bit. We missed our cats back at home, so this was a really lovely benefit of her home. The shower pressure was great, plus she has a little basket of sample-size products in case you forget anything (we did, whoops). The bed was super comfy and it never got too hot indoors.

As for the neighborhood, being one block from the beach was amaaaazing. We walked down there every day and ate, got ice cream, hung out with friends, etc. We didn't hang around the alleyways after dark and took Ubers to places further than a few blocks, but that's not so much about this location and more because that's just safer to do in any city. The neighbors were all very kind and gave us local recommendations, and the coffee shops and restaurants were full of friendly people. Overall, awesome experience. we would absolutely come back soon!