I stayed at the studio for five nights. It was a lovely location however sadly wasn't the best experience. I will offer a balanced review with pros and cons. I've stayed at many airbnbs and value accuracy and clear communication. I appreciate honest reviews and hope to offer that for future guests.
Pros:
Location is fantastic, a short walk along the creek to the beach. Ocean air breeze!
Studio has lovely decorations and beachy/coastal touches.
Bed is very comfortable and studio gets a lot of bright light from window and patio door.
Has most of what one would need (unfortunately not everything worked which I'll address in cons)
Extra portable heater and blankets which came in handy.
Rain shower head is nice and water gets really hot.
Outdoor patio with private entrance is cozy.
Parking directly in front of house is nice.
Cons:
Cleanliness of studio was not up to par. Hair in the bathroom area, and rusted metal shelving. The shower does not drain properly so you end up standing in a puddle while showering- even short showers.
Pans and silverware were dirty (caked on food), needing to be washed before use. Though there is a cleaning fee, items were poorly washed. Glasses on open shelves were dusty.
Heater: The wall heater unit stopped working several times the first night- the pilot light kept going out after the thermostat reached a certain temp. There is a note on the unit stating that when its windy the pilot light goes out and needs to be relit. This particular night was not windy at all so I wasn't sure what was wrong. It was late at night so I did not hear back from host until the next day, at which time she said it was only 5 months old and she'd contact the repair person thinking it was a thermostat issue, and suggested I use the portable heater. My concern about the gas/pilot light was not addressed until I asked a second time. The reason I wanted to make sure it was off is because the handwritten instructions in the manual for relighting the pilot light differed from the manufacturer instructions on the card attached to the heater.
Kitchenette power/appliances were not equipped for cooking really. When I plugged in the kettle or the cook burner in the kitchen area the circuit breaker went out; unfortunately Liz was not responsive right away to my call, text, or airbnb message. The power to the entire unit was out preventing me from drying my hair and finishing cooking. I spent the better part of an hour looking through the manuals and walking around the property to find the circuit box, which the manual said was behind the gate. Well, there are multiple gates and the one it was behind was into the main backyard which was not easily accesible. It required moving stroller and items to then walk through the mud and open a gate. It felt intrusive to be searching around the property, and would be great if that were made clear in the house manual. Liz did reply within about that hour after I'd found it. Upon asking advice on how to prevent this happening again for a third time, she suggested using a different outlet in the studio (under the tv) with an extension cord. It was all quite cumbersome.
Communication with host regarding issues that arose:
Reluctant to contact again, of my stay I could not get the netflex to work. Seemed to be a connection error and nothing on the tv would work. (The first two nights it wasn't useable because all accounts were being used and I didn't contact her about this as it really wasn't a big deal). Later in the week however, I felt to watch a show and this time I reached out. I sent a polite text message asking if she had any ideas. The response was that it worked when she was there earlier, may need to log out and log back in and that she doesn't have anything to do with netflex. When I replied that it didn't even show the login screen she never responded.
If the host has nothing to do with it, then who does? May not seem like a big deal but when these amenities are advertised and part of what a guest pays for I don't feel the host should be dismissive.
I checkout the next morning and never heard any further response.
A couple last points, when arriving note that it is the front studio when entering through the big gate. Its quite dark out front in the evening and I didn't receive the check in instructions until a couple of days after my arrival so wandered around a bit to figure out the entrance.
Also, there were no robes as advertised in photos and description.