Staying at Casita del Sol really helped make our visit to Santa Monica. Olivier is extremely responsive. He responds to your questions very quickly by text or email. He checks in to see how your stay is going to make sure that you're OK. He is a very good host.
He organizes well all the information you need for your stay. He has a precise system to get keys to you.
The place is very clean and quiet. We appreciated having the off street parking. The wi-fi was good enough to stream shows and movies on our iPad.
We are walkers. It took us about 15 minutes to walk the 10 blocks to the beach. By car it would be a very quick drive.