A bright and lovely apartment above the restaurant so you have no neighbors next door or above you. Very peaceful and quiet. The apartment is lovely with a gas fireplace and a view/peak of the ocean through the trees and rooftops. Super clean and the location cannot be beat, close to the Aquarium, Cannery Row, Del Monte Shopping center and the walking path ocean front as well as a short ride to either Monterey or Carmel. Restaurants within walking distance. I can't speak to the use of the kitchen as we did not do any cooking, we had a list of our favorite restaurants to eat in, Red House, Mission Ranch in Carmel, The Beach House and The Fish Wife to name a few. The apartment was super clean and George and Laila were very responsive to any question or problem. We moved from this area 4 years ago and I plan to book this place whenever we come back to visit.