We greatly enjoyed our stay at Mary's apartment. The apartment is as you see in the pictures, except the dining room and bedroom have been swapped so the bedroom can have large windows getting lots of natural light and lots of air. The cottage felt like a cozy welcoming home where we'd always be happy to spend many days. Mary has very nice solid wood and marble furniture, very good taste in decorations (carpets, lamps, fancy glassware, etc). She left us a fully stocked kitchen, a good selection of wines and beer, very nice local coffee beans, among other stuff. Mary has a great book collection that we enjoyed as well. As other reviewers have noted, the cottage is not beach facing, but is just a couple blocks from the beach. Oh, and we were just a few blocks from the Golden Gate Park. A very practical, comfortable cottage that felt so warm and welcoming.