Small apartment over a retail space. Pleasant enough, but in need of some basic maintenance. Well stocked kitchen, comfy bed, good wifi, appreciated the washer and dryer. It's located in a good neighborhood with lots of walkable services, but the intersection where the unit sits can be noisy and garbage trucks backed up to the bins right at the bottom of the stairs twice in the early morning - loud! There was a nail sticking up out of the seat on one of the 4 bar stools - that didn't feel too good. There was a lot of dust and cobwebs behind TVs and in corners, and mold on the bathroom ceiling - so not great for those with allergies. Also the picnic table on the deck had food residue on it. Clearly the cleaning service is doing the minimum. Oh, and the cleaning person was hovering outside the unit at 9:55 am, when checkout was 10:00 - so not a friendly departure. Felt more like get the heck out.
That was particularly frustrating since when we arrived, the access code was changed but the old code was still in the airbnb listing. Took a while to get that sorted out, which was not appreciated after a long day of traveling.
We did however appreciate that the owner allowed us to transfer the reservation from our original dates in January - we did not want to travel during the omicron surge.
The cafe/surf shop downstairs serves really good, healthy food, and the manager there was very friendly and helpful, especially when I couldn't find the unit - there is no street number on the building, and access to the unit itself is off of a different street and accessible via an alley.
I'm sure given the location and the surfer vibe this place will continue to be a hot booking, but a little TLC and some attention to detail would make for a more pleasant stay.