This overall is a great place to stay with a few exceptions that depending on the individual can be more bothersome.
Starting with Pros:
By far location. Not only the view or access to the beach but also nicely located between other destinations like Monterey or Santa Cruz.
It’s clean. I’m one of those that appreciate that more than others.
There is a working water filter in the sink that is great to have for drinking water.
The inside furniture is comfortable. That’s important if you want to sit inside and enjoy the view.
John is very responsive so if communication is important you’ll appreciate it.
Check in and out is easy.
Cons:
Parking can be painful.
There are a lot of rules and they are posted everywhere. As a rule follower, I found the constant reminder over the top but I do understand that others may not be as eager to follow them.
The patio furniture and grill are archaic. I would never use a charcoal grill up there and the chairs are so loud. There are also only 2 chairs so your group cannot enjoy the view outside together.
There were exactly 4 towels to use and no beach towels. No beach gear really (there is a cooler and a sand bucket). We flew from out of state so that was a big deal to us. If you drive you could easily bring what you need.
2 total trash bags and they have a garage chute with a very small hole to push the trash through. All trash must be in a bag. I’m not sure how 4 people that are cooking there are supposed to make that work. We had to buy them.
No place to store dry food. All the cabinets are full of dish ware. TONS. Considering there is an occupancy limit and no parties allowed I’m not sure the purpose of this.
Overall we did enjoy it and I would recommend it. There are certain little things that are frustrating as it seems like the location and price supersede amenities and convenience. If you’re driving all this could be easily remedied depending on what your expectations are of what should be stocked in the home.