This place great, and was even better than expected! Communications from the host were timely and clear. The bedrooms and beds were excellent. Lots of pillows. Each bedroom had a large TV with Roku pre-configured for streaming services.
The bathrooms were lovely and featured showers with the greatest shower pressure I've ever experienced. Wifi worked pretty well in the bedrooms but not in the kitchen. There was a BBQ grill in the courtyard as well as bikes we could borrow.
My only note of caution is that this place is literally on a highway. If you walk ten paces out the front door you'll be standing in right lane, where cars go 70 MPH. The apartment has thick wooden doors that help with the road noise, but the constant sound of the cars comes through the windows and let in quite a bit of road noise starting around 5am.
Walking to the beach was very easy, perhaps a 2 minute walk. Walking to downtown Santa Monica took around 20 minutes. We did not have time to walk to the famous Santa Monica Pier but noted that it is 1.7 miles away.
In sum, we will definitely return but next time will bring earplugs.