Let me start with the fact that the pictures of the outdoor front patio are not accurately showing what you get. First, if a car is parked in front of the house (which there always is because parking is limited) then the car blocks your view and you sit there staring at it the whole time and it is bad. Secondly, the pictures don't show that there is a large brick restroom building right across the street that also blocks your view up the beach. You get to sit on the patio and hear the toilet flush. What little part of the Harbor you can see is nice with boats going by. But you can't see much, just a car and a bathroom. If there was a high table set, maybe you could see over the car. But the bathroom is not going away.We have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and when I pulled it into the garage I could not get out of the drivers door. I had the back out and have my wife pull the car in and she barely got out of the door. They said a mini van could fit, I don't see how.The house itself was clean and I have no complaints. Kitchen is small, but we didn't use it much besides coffee and the refrigerator. The power went out, which I know is out of her control, but we had to geta hotel room for the night. The next day, it was still out, so good thing you can walk to Blackies bar for cold beers.We stay on SoCal alot, but I would not stay here again or recommend it.