We rented the ocean front Long Beach villa / bungalow for a relative wedding .The proximity to beach, Aquarium, Queen's Mary and downtown is a big plus. The house is walking distance to Vons ( grocery store) , Taco place and Belmont shore neighborhood with small shops and restaurants .
We rented 4 bedrooms on the first floor. ( It is a 2 stories house, the upstairs area has its own entrance) . The bedrooms are good size and beautifully furnished .The house is old, but the interior is fully renovated.it has new wood flooring , modern kitchen with commercial grade stove , marble counter , fisher paykel dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, etc. It has all the spices, dishes , serving platter, utensils for kids too. It has large windows in the living room facing the ocean .
The bathrooms are nicely done with rain shower . Two bedrooms have bathrooms connected to the room . Master bedroom has a huge bathtub. The bathrooms are similar to the 5th class hotels.
All houses in the Long Beach area usually have no AC. The house has ceiling fan and electric fan. When we came there was heat wave, so temperature inside the house is 80-90 degrees between 11-5 pm . It pleasant in the evening when there was a lot of breeze.
Ocean is a stone throw away , so it is very nice to have the kids just walk to the beach .
Overall it is a very nice well appointed villa , with ocean view , close to major attractions in Long Beach. Susan, the host is easy to communicate with and very nice.
Just avoid coming during the heat wave time.