If you’re looking for the bare minimum in walking distance to the beach this place is for you. Host had excellent communication with me before, during, and after.
This place is not for you if:
1. You want sofa beds that aren’t broken. One of our sofa beds was broken when we arrived, the host offered to send a handyman but the bed was completely broken and it would do no good.
2. You want to cook inside. This kitchen was stocked with almost nothing. No sheet pan, only one cutting board, really dull knives.
3. You want to cook outside on the pictured grill. The grill barely put out any heat - certainly not enough to sear any kind of meat. Took about an hour to cook some chicken thighs and that’s including starting them on the stove.
4. You want to do laundry. The washing machine was completely broken.
5. You want hot water. The showers barely got hot.
6. You want privacy and doors that work. One of the bathroom doors didn’t latch, let alone lock.
7. You don’t want locals coming up to you while you’re in the patio telling stories about how the owner didn’t pay them for some handyman work. Or how they would routinely not pay housekeepers. Idk if it’s true, but it was certainly on one person’s mind who went out of their way to talk to us.
Mission beach itself is awesome. A little tourist trap-y, but it was a blast to hang out on the beach during the day. We even caught some dolphins playing and jumping along the shore.
Bear in mind that the beach immediately near to the house is a surf only zone. The lifeguards will tell you to get out if you don’t have a surfboard or boogie board.