We stayed at the Carlsbad Hacienda for a family reunion with 8 adults. The property managers were friendly, helpful and responsive. The house is conveniently located close to the lagoon, beach and freeway, with freeway noise as disclosed. It has nice views of the lagoon and the indoor-outdoor living area on the upstairs main floor works well for a larger group. However, the layout was not as we had expected. The ground floor bedroom with the walk-in shower (what we thought would be good for my elderly parents), required them to go up and down stairs to the main living area. They could also hear everything going on above them when trying to sleep. Please also note that the house needs a larger coffee maker (it makes just 2-3 cups),there were no real wine glasses, very few water glasses, and no teapot. Otherwise all was good during our stay.