I stayed in the Half Moon Bay house with my three grown children for four days over the thanksgiving weekend while visiting local family there for the holiday. From the outside, the house is cute and casual, maybe even a little funky, but utterly charming - the kind of place you wish had been handed down in your family for the last three or four generations. The best thing about it is it’s location, beautifully situated facing the harbor with a pleasant yard running down to a low but still impassable cliff and then the water. There is easy access to the harbor beach a short walk in either direction. The possibilities for longer walks to the ocean beach or nearby hills are too numerous to list. The view is delightful. Fishing boats, sailboats, kayaks and paddle boards move across the water. Shore birds wade along the edge. A few hundred yards offshore sea lions make their home on a bit of floating dock. Ah yes, the sea lions - noisy aggressive beasts, they roar and bark and squawk at one another all day and all night. One is either charmed or annoyed. Like most in my party, I was charmed. Some might feel the place is a little noisy. In addition to the sea lions, there is the fog horn and the occasional small plane taking off or landing at the nearby airport. The owner supplies earplugs for bedtime. It’s sweet but unnecessary. None of the noises bothered us, rather they just added to the charming ambiance. It’s a great spot in a great area for a getaway. The house would be best for a family with younger children than mine - say through high school age. I felt the downstairs rooms were a little spartan for my thirty-somethings. But a gang of 12-year-olds would move right in and make it their own, warming up the bare concrete with discarded clothing and toys and making good use of the big TV down there. Although there is a toilet downstairs, there is only one full bath with a tub-shower - upstairs. The upstairs bedroom, kitchen and living area are just wonderful, not fancy or luxurious but easy and comfortable - rustic in feel with the cathedral ceiling and knotty wood paneling. The bedroom is spacious. The view from inside the living area through the sliding glass doors and from the deck they open out onto is spectacular as mentioned above, and makes entertaining or just hanging out a pleasure. I enjoyed the gas fireplace when there was a little chill in the air. The (upstairs) fixtures and appliances are modern and well thought out. The kitchen is especially well supplied and easy to use. We four and assorted local grandchildren cooked several dishes for the thanksgiving meal together on thanksgiving morning with only a bit of elbow rubbing to add to the fun. The California contingent came over for a gourmet brunch the next day (eggs Benedict and mimosas -yum!)...