The place is nice (though much smaller than the pictures make it out to be), and as everyone pointed out, it is very bright and close to the beach. The “ocean view” is from a small window in the corner of the living room. It is certainly nice to see the waves, but I don’t know that I would call that a “beautiful ocean view.” The rest of the window faces a wall. As is typical in Mission Beach, all the apartments are very close together. What that means is that unless you don’t mind someone looking into your business, you’ll have to keep the curtains closed if you want privacy. The bedroom is above a busy street and it is pretty loud.
Overall, I thought it was overpriced for what it was. In particular, I thought the cleaning fee was OUTRAGEOUS. Especially because they don’t even seem to clean under the furniture, and there were no toiletries or basic cooking staples like salt. Most other Airbnbs offer that, if not more. The 10am checkout time is at least an hour earlier than most other places. I imagine the host would be flexible about it if there wasn’t someone else checking in that same day, but that was not my case, unfortunately.