We very much appreciated the location. I’m an early riser, and every morning I was able to pop over to a local coffee shop one block away and have a coffee there or bring it back and sit on the front porch (on sunny days, the sun shines on the front porch in the mornings). The local market is also less than a block away, with groceries, meats, prepared meals and various essentials, a bookstore cafe is about two and half blocks, a great breakfast place, liquor store, several restaurants, a movie theater, at least two barbershops. Lover’s Point and the bay are just a bit farther away but a very pleasant walk, too, and once you’re there, the public pathways along the ocean extend in both directions, towards Asilomar and the ocean one way, back towards Monterey and Cannery Row the other way. People in the area were very friendly, including people who knew Joe or his restaurant and happen to pass by while we were on the porch.