Allen provides more than just the unparalleled view of a beach house. The location is perfectly centered at everything that the entire family needs. Every corner and detail of the house shows his caring and generosity. The house is all white and sparkling clean. We stayed there for 10 days. Let me list what I have seen.
The 270-degree panoramic view of the 50 (?) meter long balcony never fails to give new picture perfect surprises from sunrise to sunset. In the front, it is half-moon bay of Pacific Ocean. We share the same view as Ritz Carlton (need to say more?). Overseeing the deep blue sea accompanying with Allen's pure white house walls, it made me confused with Aegean Sea. The sunset was different every day - from dark blue to orange. There were a few times when we saw heavy fog floating from ocean to embrace the entire house. My daughter said that we live in the cloud! The best view was not just ocean view. To the right hand side, it is all baby green of hills. No houses are next to Allen's. In other words, sitting in the house of every room, I can see one side is the blue ocean while the other side is the green hill. They all look like pictures hanging on the walls! ... need I mention BBQ grill and outdoor fire place?
The house is conveniently located within 30+ minutes of everything. The coast access point for surfing is right at the foot of the hill. I do morning jogging. The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (cypress tree tunnels) is 10 mins drive. If you have never been there, google it! Safeway is 10 mins away. St Mateo shopping malls (whole food, etc), Stanford shopping centers, Los Altos downtown, or even Valley Fairs is not far away. They are all connected through CA92 & I280. North to San Francisco via Pacifica is also 40 mins.
The house itself is luxurious yet low-key. From the street, it looks normal to all houses around. You cannot see the magnificent balcony, aforementioned. The house has two floors. Top level is for the balcony, kitchen with big nook, living room (60" TV + 4 floor speakers, >750M bps high speed internet), indoor fire place, and bar - no walls. The first floor is two sets of bed rooms. Each room is carefully decorated with pillows, flowers, and pictures. All kinds of bath room supply show Allen's generosity. If I am not too exaggerated, you make a wish and you can find what you need in the drawers or cabinets -- more than just shampoo, conditioners, or hair dryer. He provided also cotton pads, sticks, nails polishers, hand lotions, ... at a large quantity. Just like supply in kitchen -- open the cabinets, all chips, candies, soda, spices (too many to name) just literally burst on you (Need I list all utensils?). To us, the utmost importance of all is the cleanness of the house. Hands-down, every wall or corner is white without a trace of dust or spider web.
Allen, the host, was very responsive and straight to talk. He replied my text messages in minutes, no matter in the afternoon or late in the night. For example, my plan was to stay 7 days. We decided to extend 3 more days. I closed the deal with him using text messages in minutes.
All in all, it is worth of every penny to stay.