Al was a great host. He gave us a lot of information about the bungalow before we arrived and was very responsive to us before and during the trip. This unit is less than 2 blocks from the less crowded part of Mission Beach and we absolutely LOVED the location. It was also wonderful to have a garage parking spot with access to bikes, boogie boards, sand toys and beach chairs. This made our time at the beach so fun since we couldn't bring all the proper beach accessories on the plane. This was a great value, but the actual house is a bit dated and worn. But these details don't matter that much because you should be out at the beach all day anyway!