Great spot and great hosts with a big downside.
The location was good and Jan and Dale have a beautiful home/property.
Jan and Dale were hospitable, communicative and friendly. They were also generous with their beach supplies and provided a delicious bottle of wine on check in.
The one downside, which is significant, is the description of the property does not match the experience. This is not an “entire house” listing. This is a rear addition with shared door, and walls. This leads to significant noise transfer from barking dogs, dinner table conversations, tv watching and dinner prep/cleanup. Therefore the pullout bed/living space is really like a shared apartment.
The bedroom is further to the back of the property and the noise transfer from the main house is much reduced. However there is another unit under the bedroom so when guests are occupying the space or utilizing the common outdoor space, the same problems arise.
So depending on your noise sensitivity this may or may not be an issue but regardless this listing does not entirely reflect the situation.
The location is not really a 2 bed 4 person location as for us the living room was not a usable sleeping area due to noise transfer. We were in bed by 9.
During our stay we had some minor inconveniences but well within the realm of reasonable and did not detract from the experience.
To reiterate if the noise is not a problem for you the rest is great. The super host hospitality from Jan and Dale was as described and Long Beach was a great location for our itinerary. If L.A. or North/west beaches are a significant component of your trip you may want to head north to avoid traffic delays which were significant for us on he days we ventured north. Their home and property is beautiful and they were generous with the common space/hot tub which felt private for us at times.