We were going to be in Long Beach six days for my daughters' dance competition and I didn't know much about the area. After researching and reading reviews, I decided that A Shore Thing would be a better option for our family of five than staying in a hotel for a week. I was right! Although the place is a little small (one bathroom for five people) it is clean and cute and quite comfortable. The location couldn't be much better - a quiet neighborhood just two blocks to the beach and two blocks to 2nd street shopping and restaurants. It was a short drive to the Convention Center for the competition and also the aquarium and Queen Mary. We didn't have great luck with the beaches (there happen to be a sewage spill that closed everything and there are sting rays) but, overall, Long Beach was better than we expected. Brent & Stephanie set us up with tons of great information about the house and the area and they were very easy to each via text. We really enjoyed our stay and hope to be back someday... you can't go wrong with this little house!!