If you want to be close to the beach this is the place. Sean's place is TWO blocks from the beach and close to a ton of great food options. The parking spot was also very convenient and getting to and from anywhere is super easy. In terms of noise, I did expect the road noise but there are a couple food trucks right across the street that play music at night on some evenings so it might be up your alley but not really ideal for our toddler and grandma.