Judy is truly an amazing host who goes (way!) above and beyond what is expected to provide a wonderful AirBnB experience- which is what our stay was. The place was spotless, everything one needs of the basics is provided but Judy also has all of the things one may have forgotten available plus extra special touches - like Peet's Coffee to make in the morning- it saved us diehard Peetniks the 1st morning- until we found the Peets in Half Moon Bay. The studio itself is a perfect size for 2 people, simply and tastefully decorated to fit in with the whole "Life on the Beach" atmosphere- well I will just say that we felt the ocean town vibe as soon as we entered the room. The set up in the backyard patio- from which you can see the ocean- is charming and cute- we wish we would have had more time so that we could have spent some time there- it is also very inviting. Although everything was as we expected and went very smoothly, Judy was so great and from a distance made us feel like she was there for us should we need anything- she was extremely responsive and prompt and KIND in her responses. We just really felt like this is a host who really loves what she is doing, loves the place where she lives, the place she has created in her AirBnB - and she is happy and eager to share it with us, her guests. We HATED to leave but we do hope that we will be able to stay at Judy's place again in the future. I should also mention that the location could not have been better for us. During our whole 3 days we only covered the area between Montara and Half Moon Bay- and this residential neighborhood was close to everything we wanted to see/do (mainly hikes, bike rides, and bumming around HMB town)-without being in the busier noisier sections- it was very quiet at Judy's which we appreciated also. We had a very specific plan of what we wanted to do during our time - specific hikes and bike rides and places to see (we have been to the area before) - but because Judy also provides printed materials with lots of ideas of what to see and do there- even if you just get there- with no plan of your own- you can read the current "Coastside" magazine with loads of ideas and Judy also provides some of her own tips such as the one about the favorite restaurants of LOCALS- we listened to this advice and instead of our original plan- Sam's (which we had gone to before and is definitely good) we went to Barbara's Fishtrap in Princeton by the Sea- and had the BEST calamari and fish and chips EVER!!! Thanks for the tip Judy- we would probably not have found this one on our own.
We loved our stay and highly recommend it.
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