Our stay at Olga's place couldn't have been better. Starting with check-in (when Olga had to coordinate with in-laws, who arrived first) to the entirety of the stay, the place was just what we were looking for. Nicely appointed. Plenty of comfortable places to sleep and spread out. Dinner on one of the rooftop decks. The kids played a lot (!) of pool. An easy two blocks to the beach. A 10 minute bike ride to either the Santa Monica pier or Venice Beach/Muscle Beach. Beach cruisers available for use. A couple of blocks to some really good neighborhood restaurants. If we head back out to Santa Monica again with a group our size (7), we'll be sure to look to Olga's place first.