The studio was in a really great location, but he wasn't kidding about the noise! We stayed Sunday-Wednesday and it was incredibly loud downstairs, and there was a live band on Tuesday night.

Check in was a little tricky, he didn't seem fully prepared to have us- he never responded to my email confirming the check in time, and when we arrived he didn't have the parking pass ready and only one key was available. We never met Silvio, or anyone, we just called the number on the door and were given an entry code over the phone. He did follow up with us a few times after our arrival to make sure things were going more smoothly once we settled in and gave us a small discount for the parking confusion.

The security door was frequently not latched when we would come & go, and at night I got hassled a bit by the entry- its kind of tucked away between 2 buildings and there were often people sleeping in front of the door. It wasn't sketchy enough to keep me from going out alone at night but I did feel a little unsafe entering the building alone after midnight.

The room was less than a 10 minute walk from the beach which is great because you can go the beach with only your room key and leave your wallet etc behind and not have to watch it while you're in the ocean. There's food trucks along Ocean Ave every day and a plethora of restaurants and bars on the block. I couldn't have asked for a better location!