Historic Hermosa Beach Cottage

This three bed, three bath, one hundred year old beach house is half a block to the sand, about 300 feet to Hermosa Beach Pier, and walking distance to great restaurants and shopping. After a day in the ocean or on the volleyball courts, relax in the large courtyard after washing off in the warm outdoor shower. Although the house is less than 1300 square feet, it comes with a fully equipped kitchen, washer and dryer, and three parking spaces. Some sporadic noise from City Parking Structure.
The space
This historic Hermosa Beach house is a great place for a family vacation - its half a block to the beach and volleyball courts, about 300 feet to the Hermosa Beach Pier, and walking distance to all downtown Hermosa shopping and restaurants. It was built about 100 years ago, and is as charming now as it was then. The house comes equipped with a full kitchen, dish washer, refrigerator, coffee maker, Nespresso, cooking utensils, and everything needed to serve meals to your family and friends.

The house is small, less than 1300 square feet, but benefits from a huge outdoor patio space of over 1800 square feet. The house is divided into two separate sections.

The main section contains two spacious (over 300 square foot) bedrooms upstairs with a King bed in one and a Queen bed in the other. Also upstairs is a full bathroom with a double sink and a large shower. There are eight stairs leading from the first floor to the second, with a low ceiling in part of the staircase that will require those over 6 feet to temporarily watch their heads. The second full bathroom is located on the first floor. Also on the first floor is a queen sized sofa sleeper, which can be used for extra guests.

The second section of the house can be accessed through a sliding door. It contains a twin size day bed, built in office desk and chair, and a large full bathroom. All bedrooms enjoy air conditioning and heating with mini-split units.

The neighborhood is beach oriented, with a bike rental shop (Hermosa Cyclery) and stores offering beach rentals less than 100 feet from the property. The house is situated on an alley, on the other side of which is a parking garage run by the Hermosa Beach City. There is sporadic noise in the form of car alarms, honking, and music which can be loud coming from this parking area - but it is usually a disturbance for about one hour a week. These disturbances can be loud and late at night, but the police are quick to respond to noise complaints. We are not close enough to the bars on Pier Avenue to get regular bar noise.

Those who love the beach, love our house. It's a game changer to have a private house and courtyard to come back to after a day in the sun. It's very different from a hotel stay, where you have to choose between staying in the room, or enjoying the Hermosa Beach sun. Here, you can be out of the house, but still enjoy some privacy outdoors. You will have three parking spaces included in the rental, as well as laundry machines.

I lived in this house for 12 years and really enjoyed it. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask:)
Guest access
Guests will be able to access the entire house and patio area. Smart lock codes will be provided to each guest and are changed after each stay.