Amanda’s place was extremely nice really had everything we needed for a week long stay with our 3 and 1 year old boys. The house is literally steps away from the beach and steps away from the bay. Lots of fun coffee shops and restaurants in the area and we found the neighbors and general area to be quiet, peaceful & friendly.
Everything was clean and the we had mostly everything we needed. The only minor drawback is the parking, which Amanda was upfront about in her listing. If you have a Mini-Van or SUV, it will be too long/large for the garage and you will have to park on the street, which we found out when arrived has street sweeping on Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday depending on what side of the street you park on.
Also, despite the positive reviews I’ve read on this space, we found Amanda to be minimally responsive. I sent multiple unanswered messages over the previous weeks/months to ask about early check in or if our mini van would fit in the garage and it wasn’t until too late to rent a new car that finally responded a few days prior to check in. She also sent us an unsolicited message during our stay to ask if we needed anything and I asked to check out two hours late and I never got a response back at all nor any other communication the rest of the trip. If the answer is no, we are totally fine with that, but to not respond to us was really disappointing. With two young kids, a 10am check out is pretty challenging with all the stuff we had to bring along with making sure we followed all the check out rules.
Everything else about the space was really nice though - you honestly can’t beat the location.