I stayed at Montie's upstairs apartment with two friends while visiting another friend based in Manhattan Beach.

Montie was pleasant and communicative right from the outset, giving us emails and updates right after booking. He even stocked our fridge with breakfast bits and beers before we arrived, and met us at the property - despite our late arrival. He kept in touch and answered our queries, but gave us our space throughout the stay too. He even let us use the beach equipment when we went down to the sea one day. A thoroughly nice guy.

The place itself was perfect. Although the place looks a good size in the photos, it was even bigger in real life. Very large living area and kitchen, and a great place to relax. Comfy beds. All the modern amenities you'd want. It was about a 3-4 minute walk to the beach, and 1 minute from about 3 really nice cafes. We had a (huge) 4x4 and Montie let us park it on the drive, which was very useful. The location was perfect for us as we intended to stay around Manhattan Beach for most of the trip, and it was easy to walk/taxi around.

I can't recommend this place enough. Thanks for an awesome stay, Montie! We'll definitely be back.