We arrived in the evening, after dinnertime. Following the instructions we had no trouble finding our reserved parking spot, and finding the entrance on the first floor.
We had been given a code to gain entry, and entered it into the lockbox on the wall, but it refused to open. We struggled with it for several minutes before realizing that behind the screen door to the apartment, the front door ALSO had a keypad on it. Feeling a little foolish for not having checked more thoroughly (but also a little annoyed since the listing said "self check-in with lockbox") we proceeded to enter the code into the door and voila - it unlocked. Except... it still would not open. There were TWO locks on the door and the bottom one, which did NOT have a keypad, was locked. We called both Laurence and Karen and left voicemails then waited for 15-20 minutes. Fearing that the owners (whose numbers had California area codes) were likely asleep, we were about to admit defeat and begin looking for a hotel, but before we left we circled around to the back of the building to try the lanai doors by the pool area and thankfully found them unlocked.
We made our way into the hot, stale air of the apartment, and looked around for an air conditioner, finding none. A short while later, we received a call from Laurence. He sounded quite annoyed to hear that the lanai doors had not been locked, and admonished me to make sure they were locked before I left. He then instructed me that the best way to cool down the apartment is to open the front and back doors and windows to get a cross-breeze through the apartment.
We found the cross-breeze technique did a decent job of making the temperature inside mostly comfortable, though obviously you have to lock everything up again before you go out, and (since it's on the first floor) before you go to sleep.
We were told that registration forms were required for parking, and finding none left in the binder on the counter, went to the front office and got one there.
The location is very nice - you can walk to the beach in minutes, and there's plenty of food and other conveniences within a short drive.
Being able to do laundry was also very appreciated.
Adding a hair-dryer to the bathroom would have been a simple and inexpensive way to improve the stay.
We found the apartment fairly clean, though we did encounter a few bugs while we were there. Only a few - not enough to be an issue unless you're extra-sensitive to that sort of thing.
Overall I count it a pretty good value, though definitely could have used some better communication in the listing and pre-arrival correspondence.