We enjoyed our stay, BUT...the headline description "Steps from the beach" is inaccurate. Everything else about the house was well done, and if our expectations has been NOT steps from the beach, this place was spot on, and also well appointed for a family with children. The Manzanita dunes are protected (as they should be) and there are specific access points to the beach over the dunes on paths from the neighboring roads. The nearest access point to the beach from this house is down the street, followed by a 1000 yd path (football field length) up and over a high sand dune to the beach (envision walking over this--great cardio for the average person). The access points north of this become flatter, and the flattest/shortest access is 1/2 mile north of this house. We were a group of 2 couples, with the honored guest being a recovering cancer patient who is mobile, but easily fatigued. While researching where to stay, our number one filter of being "steps from the beach" was completely wrong, and the photos showing the empty lot across the street was misleading. "Privacy" means you cannot sit on the deck and see the beach at all, nor access it nearby.