We stayed in Pearl Cottage 1 and it was a really delightful stay. The space is comfortable and a perfect little home away from home. It's in a fantastic location, just about a 15 minute walk to the ocean and the Cove. You also have Pannikin coffee shop just a couple minute walk away and Froglanders frozen yogurt and just a block or so more The Taco Shop and several other restaurants. Vons and CVS are also only a couple minute walk away as well. There are a couple of schools on Fay Ave but if you time it so that you are parking after schools have gotten out in the late afternoon parking is not a problem, and was also pretty easy on the weekends.
We traveled with a lot of our own food and we especially appreciated that they had a mid size fridge (not exactly full size but not a mini fridge) that kept things really cool and didn't make any noise, an induction hot plate, a toaster and a kettle and coffee pot, with a big sink and nice dish drainer, as well as lots of utensils and plates and cups. The beds were comfortable and the dining and sitting area were too. The only drawback for us was that it took too long to get hot water for our showers and dishes, but everything else we loved.
There is a nice courtyard to sit in outside with beautiful flowers and fountains and there's a washer and dryer out there too, if you need to dry your beach towels. It looked like they had beach chairs and bikes to rent as well.
I also really appreciated how nice the communication was. The check-in is contactless because they have a gate with a code so you can get into the courtyard and cottage easily, but I still let them know we had arrived. They responded immediately with a welcome. A few days later they checked in to see if we needed anything and they responded to my request immediately.
Our family had a wonderful stay with Holly & Minh in Pearl Cottage 1 and we would hope to stay with them again in the future!