Eric's place is clean, quiet, easy to gain access, easy/safe to park at, and less than a 5 minute walk from the beach and pier. We literally never waited more than 1 minute for responses from Eric, and had zero issues with him, seems like a great guy. There are several good restaurants in walking distance too. (our favorite was the fast food style Chronic Tacos served better food than some upscale Mexican we trued at 1/3 the cost (while fast food style, everything is fresh, the shells heated, and the staff super friendly.. and the salsas are great/not canned!). There is also a grocery store < 5min walk. The only 'minus' is that it is maybe 1 hour from LA proper, but we knew this from google maps (it was just hard to imagine how 20 miles can take that long, now we know)... but we went in every day and it was fine. Long Beach itself also exceeded expectations, as did the beaches (they are indeed very long!).