This beach-close airbnb was an excellent find and value, but there are a couple of things to note. Here's the good stuff- - Great location! This unit is part of a side by side duplex on a street that goes right down to the beach in Aptos. Very quiet mellow neighborhood. It's a flat 7-10 minute walk with houses along one side and a canal and greenery along the other. The beach has a very local feel to it with a long boardwalk to stroll along the beach. - Cafe Rio at the beach was a great place to have dinner the first night. We didn't feel like cooking after driving, so it was very nice to walk down to the beach for sunset and then have Cafe Rio as a dinner option. We had two fish dishes, one burger, beer and wine. Good food and moderately priced. Also nice staff. - Gas fireplace/heating system. The fireplace adds a nice ambiance to the place. We couldn't get it to work right the first night, but our host responded promptly to my email and came by the next afternoon and got it up and running while we were in Monterey. We came back to a warm cozy place. - More spacious than the photos seem to indicate. The vaulted ceiling, skylights and big windows make the space feel light and airy. There's an open space behind the beige sofa in the pictures that easily accommodated my queen-size airbed. We had a party of three so we each had a bed - one in the bedroom, one on the sofa bed, and my airbed. - Clean bathroom and great shower - excellent water pressure and plentiful hot water. - Carport for unloading and parking one car out of the sun. There is easy street parking as well. - Easy to get to Monterey or Santa Cruz for day trips. Now some things to note - - The kitchen is adequately supplied, but could use some lids for the pots and pans. It also would be nice to have a few serving bowls. We cooked all breakfasts and dinners except for the first night, so be sure to bring all the ingredients you think you will need. Not many staples beyond salt and pepper. - The burners on the stove are straightforward enough, but the ovens are confusing, a combination convection/gas oven. It would have been nice to have the booklet for the oven as a users guide. - A binder with the booklet for the stove and typed out directions for the gas fireplace and tv/dvd would have been helpful. We eventually got the stove and tv etc to work, but had to muddle around for a while to get there. - Cleanliness - mostly the place is fine. The bathroom is clean, and as noted above, has a great shower. There are no bathroom toiletries except for soap by the sink, so if you're traveling ultralight, know that these items are...