Just like a relationship, this house has its ups and downs. Let's start with the "ups." Obviously, the location is prime. You have a fantastic view of the ocean—sunsets and sunrises at your fingertips! It is conveniently located 1 mile from Safeway and 0.6 miles to coffee shops (Cat &Cloud!), restaurants, wine bars, the famous walking path, and Natural Bridges Beach. The beds were comfortable enough where I had no trouble sleeping.
The owner provide everything we needed in the kitchen and we loved the large refrigerator. Property manager was pretty responsive (except when I asked her if I can come around 2:30 and she didn’t respond at all.)
There is room for improvement, however. The couch clearly had stains to the point where we felt the need to place a cover in order to sit on the couch. The is very outdated. Felt like this house got stuck in the 60’s. But if you don’t care about such things, then it shouldn’t matter. The driveway is a bit tricky to get in and out of (almost side swiped my right side mirror!) Lastly, I didn’t feel the need to fill out a whole form asking for my driver’s license and passport numbers. Even though that’s the way they’ve done things for 21 years, I felt like it was a little unnecessary considering identity fraud these days.
Overall, my girls and I had a blast. The decor, though dated, in the end actually served as great conversation starters and provided lots of laughs. We felt comfortable enough and like I said the easy access to views of the beach and killer sunsets and sunrises cannot be beat.