The awesome stuff: The bed was firm. The apartment had a generous supply of towels, sheets, pillows, and blankets, as well as silverware, plates, bowls, and utensils - including scissors and a peeler. In addition, there was a blender, coffee maker, and even coffee filters, salt, and black pepper. Todd thought of everything! The apartment was very clean, and shower was deliciously hot (careful when you turn the knob - it gets hot fast), with excellent water pressure. The apartment was overall comfortable, and it looked out over pretty foliage. The apartment was well located - walking distance (half a mile) from a bike rental store and bunch of other stores, including one with organic produce and a juice bar. The apartment also was across the street from a gorgeous strip of ocean, and near some interesting sites including a botanical garden and fun beach with rocks and crashing waves.

The stuff that could be improved: The curtains only cover the sliding glass door but not the side windows, so the living room never felt entirely private, especially at night with the lights on. Some of the dishes were not as clean as they could have been, so I had to clean them before using them. The blender was able to mix things but not blend - for example, it couldn't deal with apple chunks, so I cut them small and super thin, but the blender still couldn't handle them, and I ended up chewing my smoothie. The slatted glass windows were hard to open and close on one side and overall didn't seem particularly secure, though the neighborhood seemed safe. The "lock" for the sliding glass door was a kind of screw that was high up and difficult to pull in and out - it kept getting stuck. The front door made a loud scraping noise against the floor, every time it opened and closed. The lock on the slatted outer wooden door was broken, and there was just a knob lock on the front door - but again, the neighborhood seemed safe.