We love Dan & Kristin's place in Long Beach. The description is spot on, and they go the extra mile to create a 'home away from home' space.
Location: Excellent. You are in a safe neighborhood, an easily walkable 4 blocks to a large grocery store (Ralph's), which has everything you need. Two doors down and the Hole Mole supplies a great, affordable and delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner. A few more blocks and you arrive at the Coffee Cup cafe for a full service, huge breakfast menu. We arrived early (745 a.m.)on Sunday morning and had no wait, but they poured in behind us. We enjoyed walking through the neighborhood; all the way to the beach you take in beautiful, well kept and updated, Craftsman style homes with amazing gardens and landscaping.
Comfort: The beds are heavenly. Every single one. Memory foam, with soft, clean sheets and comfy comforters. Although it is an older home (over 100 yrs old), it is very well maintained and updated. Plumbing, electricity and technology all top notch. There is an alarm system that even reminded us the refrigerator door was ajar!
Roomy: Three bedrooms, two with a bath in the middle, that is also the guest bath, plus one bedroom with it's own bathroom. (It's also tucked away in the back of the house for privacy with a doorway to the patio.) Great kitchen with room to prepare large meals if you wanted to stay over the holidays, and a dining area separate from the living room.
We Ubered everywhere with easy pick up at our front door and easy access for loading and unloading. (Every driver was great by the way.) The beach at Bluff Park is amazing, and is walkable from the house! Beautiful, peaceful, and clean. The flowers are amazing.
What we loved about Long Beach: It's like a small city tucked away from the mega-metropolis and you don't hear the 10 lane freeways, or even have to access them for days, because you have everything you need right where you are.
Thanks Dan and Kristen for the perfect place for our family getaway.