The property is older, but is right on the ocean and you get almost 180* of views - and allllll the ocean sounds. So peaceful and lovely. Jimmy is the best host and super communicative. We had a wonderful stay! We did get to see lots of pelicans and huge sea gulls. Dolphins too.Some things to note as you're planning your stay...The area was not as walkable and "beachy" as we'd hoped, but it was a super lovely and the views from the apartment were amazing! There is a private little beach area right by it, and tou get the key to access it, but it was very rocky and a little dirty so we preferrd just going to the state beach.Fyi it is almost 1.5 hrs to Disneyland (which we expected). Renting a car was helpful because there isn't a lot in short walking distance, but there is a big, really nice grocery (Ralph's) and CVS a short drive up the road. The 2nd Disney day I ubered my teens and it was 120 there, 85 back that night, so very doable if you don't have multiple cars and people want to do different things. Teen Uber is kot allowed in Cali, so i just selected that it was for me and it worked fine.The PCH is still very much under construction post-fires, so it is 25 mph for miles and business are slowly starting to return. We drove to downtown Santa Monica for shopping and restaurants and it was great. Lots of food trucks during the day, too.