My husband, two daughters and I had a great time at Bret's place. We stayed there from December 27th - January 05th, arrived at night time, and had no problem checking-in. The place was clean, it actually is bigger than it seems on the pictures, and had all the amenities you would need during a vacation. In the morning we had a wow moment when we saw that beautiful view from the window, just like Bret described on his page. I would wake up every day and sit by the ocean and just stare at that amazing and peaceful view, I even got to spot a whale swimming. The pictures don't do the justice. Bret was very responsive, we loved the place so much that we ended up canceling our trip to California and extended our stay for 2 more nights. Not having A/C wasn't a problem as the temperatures during the night were at around 67 - 69 degrees, and during the day we kept the windows and doors open so the breeze would flow around the condo. I wouldn't think twice about renting Bret's place again.