The house was in a residential street maybe a half a mile from the nearest beach (which we went to a lot, good meloow surfing!) The supermarket was 2 short blocks away with up-market restaurants, bars easy walking distance. In the other direction was Bird Rock (10mins walk away) excellent coffee houses, Pilates studios, lots of real estate agents etc.
The house was clean, the hosts were out of the way but still very contactable and friendly. There was a mellow 'vibe' so that we never felt out of place.
We would come back!