Vacation Rentals by Owner

Great stay

Guest: Andrew (New Zealand)
Date of Stay: 04/08/12 Review Submitted: 04/23/12

We enjoyed staying at Sharon's house. Very clean, well laid out and functional. Location was great. Saw Ben Affleck at Williams Senoma round the corner. Sharon is a pleasure to deal with and had lots of useful information.

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A luxurious getaway and the comforts of home!

Guest: San (Philly)
Date of Stay: 03/24/12 Review Submitted: 04/08/12

This was the perfect place for our family. Beautiful and comfortable accommodations and so close to everything. Staying here was both a luxurious getaway and all the comforts of home. It was so hard to leave!

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

Great Vacation Place

Guest: Tony (Simsbury, CT)
Date of Stay: 03/10/12 Review Submitted: 04/07/12

This is a very nice condo in a great location. The condo is spacious - 4 levels - and very well appointed. Very clean and neat. The shower in the master bedroom is awesome. It's also in a very convenient location. Lots of excellent restaurants and stores within easy walking distance. Santa Monica Pier is also within walking distance or a short drive away. Sharon is a great host - friendly, responsive and easily accessible. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay. You won't be disappointed.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Amazing location!!! Great unit!!! Live like a local!!!

Guest: Kravman (Margate NJ)
Date of Stay: 01/20/12 Review Submitted: 01/25/12

Clean, Comfortable, Safe and an amazing location. Enjoyed every minute of our stay. Walking distance from Montana Avenue made it easy to shop and enjoy delicious restaurants. I highly recommend this unit for anyone staying in the Santa Monica area.

Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

family of 3

Guest: SW (Vancouver)
Date of Stay: 01/13/12 Review Submitted: 01/26/12

Stayed here with our 18 month old. Perfect for us and all our needs. Location is prime. Lots of great restaurants within walking distance as well as our favorite grocery store- whole foods. Also lots of space and big bedrooms, great family room and hdtv. Sharon easy to deal.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children.

Great Place to Rent!!!

Guest: scott g.
Date of Stay: 08/24/11 Review Submitted: 09/26/11

Spent 8 days with a family of 5 and had a great time. Walk to Pink Berry, Starbucks, and most of Santa Monica. Loved the Montanna Ave area, very upscale, and felt safe at all hours. The beach is a short drive and there is plenty of parking for a minimal charge. The beach rents everything from chairs to surf boards and wet suits, even has a great lunch. Sharon is the perfect host! You will love and enjoy your stay at her home. It has everything you need including laundry with detergent, AC if you need it, and a fully stocked kitchen. Can't say enough about how awesome this place is.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

wonderful getaway!

Guest: family of 3 (charlotte, nc)
Date of Stay: 04/20/11 Review Submitted: 04/25/11

fabulous location - steps off montana avenue - quiet residential location, perfect for those wanting easy access to busy ocean avenue/third street promenade without all the noise and traffic. gorgeous master suite. kitchen is extremely well-stocked. great tv's in master and den. nice linens and towels. parking is easy. sharon is extremely helpful with planning your trip (even provides grocery store discount cards for use during your stay). highly recommended.

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Clean, spacious condo in safe, terrific location

Guest: Pam (Troy, MI)
Date of Stay: 04/01/11 Review Submitted: 04/14/11

We stayed in Sharon's condo from 4/1 to 4/8; two adults and three teens. The condo was perfect for us space-wise, and being nitpicky people about cleanliness, we were very pleased with the overall condition of the condo. The master bedroom is loft style, spacious, wonderful-for-a-getaway, with newly remodeled bathroom. The second bedroom, with its own private bathroom, is fine for kids. Living, dining, kitchen area are all spacious and clean; and flat screen TVs are all new! This is our second time staying in Santa Monica, and we preferred this location over the location we were in last summer. Right off Montana Avenue, there are multiple coffee shops, quirky, upscale clothing shops, and a lot of unique restaurants to choose from. In addition, the area is so, so pretty. Sharon is very nice to deal with...honest, easy-going, knows what she's doing. It's hard sometimes to make a choice over the Internet because you really don't know what you are getting, even with photos. But this condo is a very good choice.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Great location, very spacious

Guest: John (Albuquerque, NM)
Date of Stay: 08/14/10 Review Submitted: 09/30/10

Very nice place to stay. Every detail is accurately described and Sharon was very helpful with places to eat and things to do. Very clean and comfortable. Parking may be challenging at times. I would definitely stay again. Many great restaurants and shops nearby as well as the beach.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sightseeing.

Santa Monica Townhouse Review

Guest: Hank (San Ramon, CA)
Date of Stay: 06/25/10 Review Submitted: 07/17/10

This townhouse rental was perfect for our 4 day trip to the Santa Monica / L.A. area. It was very clean and had all the comforts of home - fully equiped kitchen, good size living room area, separate entertainment room, and large master bedroom suite. The location was also perfect with just a 5 to 10 min drive to the beach, the Santa Monica Pier, and the 3rd Street Promenade. It was also just walking distance to many cafes, restaurants and stores/boutiques. The owner of the property was very pleasant and accomodating to meet us on the day we arrived, and was readily available for questions or whenever we needed to reach her during our stay. We definitely got our money's worth and enjoyed our stay tremendously. I would strongly recommend this rental property for anyone wanting a nice and "no worries" place to stay in the Santa Monica area.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Definitely a great location.

Guest: RSSV (Edmonton, Canada)
Date of Stay: 03/18/10 Review Submitted: 04/12/10

We really enjoyed our stay here. The townhouse is spacious, beautifully furnished and very well stocked. The location next to Montana Avenue was perfect - lots of great shops and within walking distance to the ocean. Would definitely recommend to other families.

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

Great vacation

Guest: Tracy (Atlanta,GA)
Date of Stay: 07/14/09 Review Submitted: 07/22/10

Clean,well kept and very spacious townhome in an amazing location in Santa Monica. The owner is great,she was always easy to communicate with. She even went the extra mile,and sent bacjk to us a toy that my seven year old didn't realize was missing upon our return home. I would definitely stay at this property again.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing.

Guest: allan1 (chicago, il)
Date of Stay: 05/11/09 Review Submitted: 05/11/09

My family and I had the pleasure of staying at this property for a week. The location is super convenient, whether you plan on playing tourist, shopper, foodie, nightcrawler, beach bum or all/some of the above The property itself is luxuriously appointed, clean and in good working order. No weird, idiosyncratic rules apply. The owner was very professional and easy to communicate with. She was available whenever you needed assistance and out of sight when you didn't.

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Guest: Keith Dunsdon (U.K.)
Date of Stay: 04/11/09 Review Submitted: 04/10/09

If you are looking for the best house, location and amenities in Santa Monica - you have just found it. We have just returned from a two week stay in this excellent property and could not fault it. The owner, Sharon, is very helpful and I would stongly recommend anyone visiting Santa Monica to stay here. It was fantastic

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/31/09 Review Submitted: 01/31/09

My husband and I and our 3 teenagers stayed here over winter vacation 2008. This was our third VRBO rental and it was by far our best experience. The townhouse was not only beautifully decorated but was also large enough for everyone to spread out and have their own space. The kitchen was beautifully equipped with a very comfortable adjacent dining room at which to eat meals. I especially loved the living room and fireplace. After a long day of sightseeing our family gathered there to hang out and talk and the atmosphere was so conducive for great "family time"; so difficult to get at home with everyone's busy schedules. There was a TV in each bedroom so people could watch their own programs if they wished. My 2 boys shared the upstairs bedroom and my daughter had her own "suite" downstairs. The owner was great. I had a lot of contact with her prior to our trip. She even helped us plan our itinerary. She met us the night we arrived and showed us everything and let us know how to reach her if we had any questions. The townhouse was just off a main street with a lot of fun shops and cafes and my kids enjoyed walking over a couple of times to get a Starbucks. It was in a great area and close to points of interest and interstates. I highly recommend this rental. We thought it was great.

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Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 01/03/09 Review Submitted: 01/03/09

This is a fantastic place to stay. The whole house is beautifully appointed, the location is terrific, and the amenities are all premium quality. You will love it! We did.

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Great location in Southern Ca. hot spots

Guest: Susie (Arizona)
Date of Stay: 07/10/08 Review Submitted: 01/18/11

The townhome was absolutely PERFECT. My family and I stayed here for over a months time and felt right at home. The owner has thought of every detail- from the well stocked kitchen to the bathroom- nothing was left unturned. The location was FABULOUS. Easy access to many LA hot spots. It was so much fun to just walk right out the door and to either grab a quick coffee, shop or have a nice lunch or dinner. The owner went out of her way to make sure that we were comfortable and gave us some great ideas on what to see/do in LA. Five stars!!!!

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.