This condo is connected to 3 other condos right on the boardwalk which is right on the sand. The beach is perfect and beautiful. watching sunsets from the private patio was dreamy. it was a blast watching people walk or run or skate or ride by, especially on Halloween. It was perfect bbq'ing burgers at sunset.. The condo is also a 2 minute walk from balboa Park with roller coaster arcade and tons of fun ride and activities and restaurants. Eric's place is supplied with beach toys, beach chairs, boogie boards, umbrellas for the patio. we felt wr had everything we needed for the kids to have the best beach experience. Step inside the condo and you get a fully equipped place to settle in and enjoy your stay. We personally decided to cook our meals most the time and had everything we needed. It is a split level place with the kitchen and living on the main with big sliding glass door out to the patio and then up to the first bedroom and bathroom and then down to the second bedroom and bathroom. We're not talking luxury finishes and accents in this condo but for us that didn't matter one bit because of the ammmmazing location. And the condo itself is pretty nice dont get me wrong! My kids all got their own bed and their own bathroom and there seemed to be plenty of hot water! The beds were really comfortable we slept nicely! The shower outside to rinse off worked fine but never got warm so that was shocking everytime but did the job! Seriously I already miss this place and can't wait to go back. If I had to say anything to help improve the place it would only be that the cleanliness wasn't the highest...for example the walls and doors and cupboards could use a real wipe down. Also the kitchen could use some kitchen towels (paper towels were provided) but that could be because I'm a tree hugger and had a hard time throwing away so many paper towels. Also understand thay there is laundry but it's shared with the 3 other condos and sometimes those occupants leave theirs in for long periods of time and so I never got in there to do mine and ended up going to local laundromat but I didn't mind as I could get it all done in one swipe anywaywho wants to do laundry when your on vacation anyway! ah! it was perfect and fulfilled a dream of ours to stay at Eric's. I seriously can't wait to come back!