This location was terrific!
We are a family of five. Three teenagers and a set of parents. We stayed for a week. We also had a rental car.
Depending on how quickly you walk, Venice beach and a lot of great restaurants are a 5-9 minute walk away. Downtown Santa Monica is a 20 - 30 minute walk. We felt save walking around at 11 - midnight... some locals told us that they avoid walking around after 1am - but that wasn't something we would do anyway.
We thought the beach was pretty amazing. Live music on the weekend - not crowded and a good mix of people. One day we had surf lessons there and it wonderful.
We also were able to walk to downtown Santa Monica and catch a LA Tour bus. We absolutely loved the location.
The actual apartment had great parking and pay washer / dryer set-up ($1.25 for washer and $1.25 for dryer). It was clean, but very dusty. Dust doesn't bother us. Another thing that did not bother us, but may be a concern for others was the downstair bathroom shower. There are two full bathrooms - the downstairs bathroom shower has a big step up into the shower... 18 - 24 inches.
There was plenty of space for us. We did not really use the kitchen much because the access to wonderful places to eat was so great but, it seemed well equipped.
We found Fj helpful and was available when we had questions.
We would love to stay here again and we would recommend this place to friends.