A great place to stay and see Santa Monica, especially if you want to stick to a budget. Melissa and her family are so welcoming and make you feel right at home. The backyard is a very nice place to take a break from exploring and read a book in the shade of some well established trees. Parking was plentiful and easy, even for my long truck. Melissa's communication and accommodation was great too!
If I had to nitpick, I would say that the tent is a little on the older side and had patches + the zipper didn't function perfectly. It may be time for replacement. But although finicky, it served it's function and kept us comfortable. Inside the tent is quite clean and cozy with room to stand up (we're not particularly tall people, 5'9 & 5'4).
Oh, and I can't forget to mention the bikes! Rather than having to drive down to Santa Monica Pier and rent bikes we were given loaner bikes. It was so much fun riding from the house through the cute beach neighborhood and up and down the famous Santa Monica beach bike path!
All in all we really enjoyed our visit.