This house has a lot of great reviews, and they are well deserved. If I were you, I would stop looking and book this house. You will only be disappointed that you did not stay longer! The house if very nicely decorated and furnished, but still comfortable and family friendly. We had 7 people ages 2 to 87. The kids had a lot of fun boogie boarding, playing in the sand, and visiting the pirate playground. It was very easy to load up the wagon with chairs, boogie boards, and sand toys and walk to the beach. There were life jackets for the kids too. The house was close enough to take an early morning walk, watch the sunset, go see the stars, and run home if you forgot something. The outdoor shower with hot water made clean-up easy.
We were mostly in California to visit family, but we flew in and out of Orange County so we visited Disneyland at the beginning at end of our trip (we thought California Adventure Park was a lot more fun than Disneyland.) From Ventura, we went to the Ronald Reagan Library and Universal Studios. We hope to come back again in a few years and would definitely recommend this home to others. If we would have had a few more days, we would have loved to have visited the Channel Islands National Park. We went to the visitor’s center which is about a 5 minute drive from this house, but we did not have time to visit the islands which are about an hour boat ride away. On the islands you can go hiking, diving, and kayaking, and see sea lions, whales, and all sorts of marine wildlife.
All the basic supplies are furnished – soap, garbage bags, and basic spices which is nice especially is you are flying rather than driving. The grocery store was within walking distance, so we didn’t go out to eat. The freeway was also close which made getting places easier. The owner was very nice, responsive, and easy to work with.