I can not recommend this place!
Check-in:
HORRIBLE!!! In order to utilize the parking, you have to park somewhere nearby on the street or send someone up to the unit to get the garage door fob. There is no lockbox on the unit, it's just wedged open for anyone to walk in... WEIRD! This is extra dangerous when you leave your car locked full of your belongings at night in Los Angeles to get the stuff.
This alone would be strange enough, but THERE WAS NO PARKING GARAGE OPENER IN THE APT WHEN I ARRIVED. I texted with the host for an hour back and forth late at night and they were never able to get me a garage door opener during my entire stay. I eventually ran into a security guard who let me in to park, but that effectively locked my vehicle inside the garage for the duration of the trip.
All the while, the host refused to answer any of my phone calls, opting only to text which he was very inconsistent with to begin with.
Location:
RIGHT above an Indian restaurant, and you can smell it every night. And not like a little faint scent, during dinner service you might as well be frying up curry in your own kitchen it smells so strong. I love Indian food but it became unbearable after the first night. It fills the entire unit, so be sure to keep your windows and balcony door closed at all times.
Otherwise it's right by the promenade, trader joes, great food, 5 blocks from the beach/pier.
Inside:
Older building with weird, toxic smells throughout the rooms and common areas, likely to cover up the omnipresent Indian Food smell. Do NOT book if you have allergies, I was stuffed up my entire trip. Master Bathroom was sprayed with this especially awful scent that was very likely just "Axe body spray". So bad that I couldn't even go inside that room my entire stay. This was made worse as the second bathroom has exposed metal wiring above the shower which were an electrical hazard!
Overall, stay somewhere else in SM for this type of money.