We had a lovely stay at Dorothy's house in Long Beach. The home is decorated nicely and stylishly. The beds were comfortable and the furniture was comfortable as well. The "pool" is small but useful. Our boys loved being able to go for a dip. The check in and check out were super easy. I wish I could give a completely positive review, however, the house falls short in the amenity department. As former Vacation rental owners, we understand what is needed to make a customer's stay easy and comfortable. We had 6 people staying for 3 nights. There was only 1 bath towel per person (6 total) and only 1 hand towel per bathroom (2 total). There were not any kitchen towels, just paper towels. There were not any extra towels stored anywhere in the house as well as no extra sheets and no pool towels. We did end up needing extra towels and a set of sheets and Dorothy did provided them, but it would have been more convenient if we didn't have to call to get them. The kitchen was practically empty. There was 1 plate per person (6 large plates and 6 small plates total), 1 drinking glass per person (6 drinking glasses along with a few other glasses) and a handful of dishes. The pans were not very good, but usable. There were not any serving platers, mixing bowls, or hardly anything to serve a meal with. Nothing even to mix a salad in. The kitchen is beautiful, but most of the cabinets were empty. Lastly, the furniture was very nice and comfortable but the living room only have a sofa and one small chair which did not exactly provide enough seating for the 6 of us. We truly enjoyed the house and its vintage styling, I just wish it would have been easier to "live" there for 4 days.
While we were there, I re-read the reviews for the house and discovered that we were not the only ones who noticed the lack of basic amenities. I guess I should have looked at those more closely before and inquired about that. We would love to stay in the house again, but would have to check to see if any of the lack of basic amenities had been resolved before we did.