Home is very comfortable and is pretty much as pictured and as described in listing. Owner was immediately available to help via phone when we locked ourselves out. Beds were very comfy (and that’s saying a lot because I’m hardly ever comfortable when I’m not in my own bed) and we slept great. Neighborhood was quiet at night. Kitchen was well stocked with all the tools and utensils we could possibly need. TV was easy to operate. Tufi signal was good and reliable (we are great students and needed to do some online school while staying there so this was important). There were beach chairs and some yard games in the garage too, which made our beach days so nice! This property is about 20 min from Mission/OB. Backyard is lovely and our dog really enjoyed running up and down the fence barking at the neighbor’s dogs.
This brings me to some things future guests might want to be aware of. Every neighbor has dogs and all the dogs talk to each other all day long! Our dog isn’t used to so much action and drove us crazy barking in the house all day. This was especially problematic during our baby’s naps! This isn’t the fault of the owner or anything wrong with this home, it’s just the situation in this neighborhood. We absolutely had to keep the front and back doors open all day because there’s no A/C in the house. There are window units in the bedrooms which makes sleeping quite comfortable, but in July the main living spaces were very warm. The temps outside were in the mid 70s but the living room was easily 80 and humid. Most of the living room windows are part of a bay window and do not open. Therefore, we had to use the front and back doors for cross ventilation. There are tenants who reside on the back half of this property, but they enter and exit, get their mail, and use the trash bins at the front of this property. Their coming and going drove our dog nuts! Again, not the fault of the owner but something to be aware of when planning to stay here: there will be various members of the tenant family coming and going throughout the day across the front yard and driveway, and getting up on your front porch to get their mail. If future guests plan to be out most of the day, the heat in the living room and the tenants coming and going probably won’t be an issue. In the evenings the house cooled down quickly when the sun went down and the tenants and dogs were all quiet. We had to be home midday for our baby’s naps so these issues were bothersome.