This home is spacious and clean with a lovely view of the ocean and very conveniently located across from the beach and lots of restaurants.
Location: The house is situated on somewhat busy road directly across from the beach. For my two boys ages 12 and 11, this road was not a problem to cross alone, with me standing on the lanai watching, but definitely not for little kids to cross on their own. There is a large brick building directly in front of the house, but the view of the beach and ocean are not very obstructed at all. You can still see a large swath of both if looking towards the south side so we did not find the brick building a problem at all. It is also attached to another another house so there are other guests rights next door but we never heard except when both groups were out on their respective lanais. The house is located close to lots of great restaurants and to the Nisene Forest which was amazing. We also took day trips to Monterey for kayaking and biking.
Amenities:
We were in need of nothing. Beach towels, beach toys, dishwashing soap, etc. were all provided.
Parking in the large spacious two car garage was wonderful given there is very little on street parking available.
Wifi was plentiful and reliable. My boys had to do zoom school and we both had to work and never had connectivity issue.
The management company was very responsive and checkin and out were very easy.
The house itself appears a bit worn in places and some might think it could use more renovation. For example, the bathroom glass shower door did not have glides in place so we had to be careful, the sofa really needs to be replaced, it was so uncomfortable because it was so mushy, you would sink to the bottom, large burn mark on the counter, broken plastic drawer in the fridge. If these sorts of things bother you then this place might not work for you.
However, for my family, we have visited Airbnb homes all over the world, and sometimes you trade luxurious, fully updated spaces for location, amenities and price. We were completely fine in this space and fully enjoyed our time. I have no idea from a pricing standpoint how an updated fully renovated space with the same level of easy beach access prices out, but for us we still felt we got good value.
This house would be great for large family groups. We only had 4 people and it was very, very spacious and we appreciated having the two bathrooms The bedrooms are very spacious.
Thank you to the hosts!