Marc's place has a good view of the ocean and sand dunes. The place was comfortable and decorated very homey. It's like you're staying at a friends place (but you have to pay). I especially enjoyed Marc's pictures and decorations. You don't feel like you're in a staged house. You're in someone's home or vacation home. We stayed 3-nights in mid-July. The weather was in the 60s and 50s, so we never needed the heater or air conditioning. We did utilize the wood burning fireplace. I brought some oak firewood that I intended to use on the beach. I read somewhere that there were fire pits on the beach. I never saw any! So, the wood came in handy for fires in the unit. With Covid-19, we didn't want to go out to eat. We cooked in all 3 nights and Marc's kitchen, pots and utensils were helpful. The walk from the unit to the beach using the ramp requires you to only go up three steps and down one to get over the sand dunes and onto the beach. This was very helpful for our mother who is 78 and has bad knees. From the parking lot to the unit has no stairs at all if you utilized the ramp to the second floor, which is where Marc's unit is located. They also had carts available which was very helpful to wheel the ice chests and other heavy supplies we brought. Being on the second floor, you have a unit below, above and on each side of you. I think we lucked out for the first two nights and mornings we were there, because we weren't bothered by any noise. However, on the last morning, the guests in the unit next door decided to take a shower at 5:45 in the morning. You can definitely hear the water running and the fan! I just got up, made coffee, started a fire and watched an old movie on TCM. My wife stayed in bed and tried to ignore it (unsuccessfully). I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the night before about how I hadn't heard any noise. I jinxed myself. When you are on the balcony, you can definitely heard all the other guests on there balconies and patios, drinking and eating. I wasn't a big issue, but I would prefer a lot more privacy. But, when you're in a multi-unit complex, you have to expect noise. For one day and night, the unit below us had a barking dog. In summary, we had a great time! We wish the weather had been warmer, but you can't control that. Again, we chose July thinking we would have warm weather. We recommend Marc's place. And, if we choose to comeback to Pajaro Dunes, we would not hesitate to book Marc's place again.