Great location. I stayed here for 3 months for work. 9 weeks into my 13 week job assignment at the local hospital my job laid me off due to covid. Asked the host if I could cancel the last 4 weeks ($2300+) and she said she would only refund me if someone else booked the place. I told her someone else booking would be unlikey since CA was still in shutdown and everyone else on airbnb had many listings available in the area. This put me in a bind financially but it is what it is.
Pros: close to grocery, restaurants, 1 mile to beach and park. There were some issues: weekly water shutoff. You have to read the board by the mailboxes for notice of shutoff times. floor had nail sticking out (wear slippers/indoor shoes to protect your feet!) Bathroom sink handle sprayed water a bit so one side of the sink-table is always wet, no locks on windows, kitchen lights didnt work but another set of lights nearby gave enough light, and no hangers in closet, closet was also full of misc junk items, and the dishwasher was broken. Dog/cat hair in the closet so inspect if you’re allergic. Due to the position of the windows there is an audible but tolerable whistling sound when there is any wind/breeze outside. Covered all the air leaks w cardboard to fix this. Windows face busy alleyway to stores, parking, delivery trucks, and homeless (harmless) people reside directly below. You’ll hear them in the middle of the night, every night unfortunately. Saw 4 cockroaches total and killed them, placed baits. This place needs professional fumigation, the only proven way to rid of roaches. Plug in Hisense ac pretty weak. It gets really hot during the afternoon bc you get direct sun from the window. Never got the code nor the key for the garbage. Sometimes it is left unlocked for you to toss your garbage bags.
Definitely a dated place but do-able if you arent fussy.