The house is in an excellent location in Downtown Long Beach, close to the main commercial area on Pine Avenue. The room itself is large, bright and spacious, with a large built-in wardrobe, desk and comfortable twin beds.
Whilst most things in the house were provided, we found the kitchen to be particularly lacking in equipment - there was only one sharp knife, and no oven gloves, baking tray or kettle - all of these we had to go and buy ourselves (we left them behind, so they should be in the house now!).
The people who live in the basement were often loud during the day, playing music at a high volume - if you require silence to work, this may present a problem for you.
At times, the host acted rather unreasonably towards us as guests, obsessing about strange rules regarding us leaving fingerprints on the dining table and using the house in such a way that he "couldn't tell that we were there". He also told us that we couldn't study downstairs after 6pm despite the fact that he wasn't home and none of the other guests minded. If you're happy to work with these rules however, you won't have any problems living with.
We found the host easy to communicate with whenever we sent him messages, and he offered to get us any household items which we required (although this took a long time, hence why we bought most things ourselves).
All things considered, we found the house to be comfortable once we'd settled in, and there were no major complaints which would lead us to dissuade others from staying here. Whether you are on holiday, a student or working in the area, it is in an excellent location and well-suited to fitting into daily life in Long Beach.