Proximity to the beach is very good; it couldn't be much closer. Very nice when you have a toddler, a dog and a bunch of beach gear. The place also felt secure.
Eric did a good job of telling us about the parking - there is no parking allowed when the street gets sweeped on Wednesdays 7-10 am, so I got up early enough to move. Someone else decided not to and got ticketed, but the signs are clear, and it's also in the house manual. Apart from that parking close to the house was easy.
Eric responded very quickly when I had questions - I have no complaints there.
Regarding the cottage, it's a lot smaller than the pictures make it appear. Only big enough for 1-2 people. Having the crib set up for our grand daughter was a bit of a hassle, I wouldn't recommend bringing small children who need supervision.
Lose one star for cleanliness - there was hair in the shower drain from the previous guests, and sand. I made a point of rinsing all the sand before we left. What are the cleaning and service fees for?
The biggest negative was aircraft noise. There's nothing that anyone can do about it obviously, but it's not mentioned in the property description, so now you know. The cottage is directly in the path of planes taking off and landing at San Diego airport, and they are LOW. Every 10-15 minutes from 6.30am until 11pm or so.
After we left, I didn't hear anything from Eric, so I presume he has no complaints about me.