Although Olivier was on holiday when we first arrived he had made sure that a friend met us on arrival who then showed us the studio and explained everything we needed to know eg where the supermarkets were , where we could catch a bus if needed etc. When Olivier then returned 2 days later he came to introduce himself but unfortunately we were out but it was a lovely surprise when we returned to find he had left us a large fresh pineapple on the door. Although in the end we never actually met Olivier he kept in touch by e mail for the duration of our stay.
The studio was exactly as described with the balcony and views even better than pictured. It was very clean and had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable. The laundry facilities on the 6th floor were excellent and only $1.50 per wash. As we had already had a week in San Francisco and was going on to Las Vegas for a week we made good use of this. The studio is in an excellent location, only a short walk to the beach and lots of shops and restaurants. We would not hesitate to recommend this studio.