We had a great stay at this property. My husband and I were in town to visit our adult daughter who lives in the area. She stayed with us for the 10 days we were there and we absolutely loved the location! The house is on the corner of Alamitos Bay (with a great beach) and is a block from the ocean. It is just a couple blocks from 2nd Street where there are bars, restaurants and shops galore. In addition, it is only steps away from the kayak and paddle board rental, which we did one day and went around the whole bay! We rented the downstairs two-bedroom unit and it was perfect for us.
Pros:
Location!
The property owner was extremely responsive to any questions or concerns before our stay and during our stay
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
Gas grill
One garage spot (must be a small car due to size and narrow alley behind garage)
Fairly well-stocked kitchen (could use a few more grilling tools)
Codes to access the property made it easy for coming and going.
Front patio was great for hanging out during the day and evening (be aware that this is a shared patio with the upstairs unit...while we were there none of the other tenants used the patio, but we commented that if there had been people staying upstairs that used the patio it might have felt quite awkward and we probably wouldn't have felt comfortable sharing that space. The unit we rented also has a small elevated patio outside the door, but that is pretty much "right on top" of the shared patio and if the other tenants were on the larger patio we might not have wanted to be out there).
Challenges:
If you are staying on a Saturday night the property next door hosts an outdoor concert every week (we were told by that owner) which, when we were there started at 3PM and went until about 9:30PM. The concert resulted in lots of people gathering to listen to the music on the street and was so loud we couldn't sit outside on either patio and hear ourselves talk. But if you like live music, it was "fun." Not sure if this happens year round, but definitely happens in the summer and while the weather is warm. If you don't want to listen to the live music on a Saturday, make a dinner reservation on 2nd Street.
The master bedroom had nowhere to put clothes except to hang them in the closet. No drawers or shelves at all in that bedroom.
Overall, we loved this property and would definitely stay there again when we are in town!