The place comes as described. It is very close to the beach as well as downtown Venice making it a perfect for a stress and travel free beach getaway. You can walk everywhere very easily. The patio/front stoop is a shared space, which should be noted, and upon our arrival, there was a group of neighbors gathered who were having a good time but were much louder than expected. The shared space is right on the front steps and their cigarette smoke could easily be smelled inside the cottage with the windows cracked. Lisa did a good job of responding to our request and there was no other issue. However, one complication of neighbors being so close was Lisa's very last minute request for us to tell her neighbors that we were friends of hers and were not air bnbing. That added a bit of stress on the vacation that was unwelcome and it did not feel right having to avoid and half heartedly lie to her neighbors.