The home is adorable! The decor is great. The location is so-so. The listing does say the location is on a busy street. I am not complaining about that being incorrect but, it is on an EXTREMELY BUSY and LOUD street! We had to have the TV almost full volume to hear it then shout to each other because of the traffic noise and or TV. I was worried that the owners who live on the other side were going to complain about the noise of it. There are 2 beaches with in walking distance but they are not very nice and really not a place to swim. The house as I said is adorable but needs some TLC. The dishwasher was broken so we had to go get dish soap and try to keep the water in the sink to do dishes as there was no stopper. Dishes in the cupboards were greasy and dirty assuming they didn’t realize the dishwasher was broken? Only 1 TV in the home and that’s in the living room where the road noise is really bad. The bedroom has 2 beds one of which is so old it is like sleeping on bricks and the bottom of the box spring is hanging on the floor. There was supposed to be extra linens but the only thing we found was a comforter and a little blanket for decoration. The zippers on the shams were broken. The first night we arrived late the house was so cold from the windows being open I didn’t sleep and went the next day for extra blankets and sox to wear to bed. The fans and bathroom vent were really caked full of dirt/dust and the walls had cobwebs on them. Parking is a nightmare we were parked a block and half away a couple times. The listing also does state parking is tough. The internet is shared with the home either behind or next door. The router is on the floor in the bedroom right next to the bed on the end. It accidentally got unplugged which took out the internet for both homes. It has to be moved in order to get in or out of bed on that side or risk falling over it. There is a back patio we were looking forward to using but it was small (understandable in CA) but it was pretty neglected so we didn’t use it.
The kitchen was stocked somewhat decent but lacked dish cloths or hand towels. I ended up once again on a shopping trip to get things to make the stay convenient and comfortable.
We were able to overlook most of the issues because, it was too late anyway so we made the best of it. Our stay would have been much nicer with the basics, comfortable beds and the realization of a nice clean place to stay. I’m not sure what the cleaning fee is for if all that is done is bedding, towels and the bathroom. That reminds me there was no broom to sweep the floors so they got a little dirty.
We ran into Neil and Aimee a couple of times they were really nice and friendly. They live on the other side of the house and we only heard them a couple of times. But, knew they were there and it was enough to feel uncomfortable worrying about noise with having kids along.
I rated the place a 3 was it worth the nightly fee, no but it was cute and not too far from anything except a Walmart or Dollar Tree which we visited often discovering things we needed. We didn’t try any local restaurants except one on the beach near Ralph’s. It had ok food, great atmosphere and was overpriced. I guess you are paying for the view of the water while you eat.