The post of the apartment is not entirely accurate. The unit actually has a dark brown carpet and is a subterranean unit, not on the first floor, as the driveway slopes down and the unit is below street level. Additionally, it became clear, once we arrived, why this post does not include a picture of the bathroom (it really could use an update).
I wouldn't necessarily consider myself a person to discriminate against a small bathroom, dark carpet, or basement unit (or the combo of all 3), IF I knew that's what I was paying for. Unfortunately, the white carpet in the photos makes the unit look much brighter and refreshing than it actually is. (Again, not a big deal by itself because hey, you're in California on the beach, you probably are not going to, and should not be, spending your stay/vacation inside.)
What really disappointed me about this unit though was the lack of cleanliness. Unit was not clean, let alone "dedicated to enhanced cleanliness" (whatever that badge is supposed to mean other than a fraudulent way of jacking up the price on consumers because it's clearly not enforceable). I feel the cleaning fee and service fee for this unit is on the higher end, so I would not expect to find a bathroom with dust-lined vanity drawers, slippery soap-scum covered shower heads, and certainly not a toilet with old urine stains on its base or arguably black mold growing inside the toilet bowl rim.
That said, Redondo beach is beautiful and the location of this unit is great. I booked this place pretty last minute (while driving to the airport to catch my flight from Boston to L.A.), but hosts approved me very quickly. I also love self check-in, and this unit/these hosts nailed that component!
Again, I wish I could give this place a better rating. I realized too late I could have stayed in a clean hotel room with full continental breakfast and pool in Marina del Rey (20 min drive north) for LESS than the cost of this place. However, once I saw, smelled, and felt what this unit truly offered for its price tag, my slight sense of regret turned into....well...this bitter review.