5 star everything! Rita and her family are some of the most polite, fun, happy, helpful, and thoughtful people we have ever encountered especially in a big city! It was so refreshing to have a host with great communication, willingness to help, and a beautiful place all for a great value close to both downtown Long Beach and the actual beach. If you need any tips on where to go or instructions for Long Beach or in many other tourist parts of California, Rita and her family have them!! The cats are adorable and the apartment is so homey and clean! The security of the location is also an excellent bonus with a locked, gated entrance, plus a beautiful view of a mural and within walking distance of laundry, convenience stores, restaurants, and more! The bilingual spanish-english experience is also a giant plus, so well that any traveler whose first language is either english or spanish would be comfortable here! My husband is Cuban and first language is spanish so it was great to be able to very comfortably converse with Rita in both english and spanish. Rita's place is a home away from home and I will recommend it to anybody traveling or thinking about traveling to the Long Beach area!