Two-story duplex near the beach with gas grill, balcony, great views, & WiFi

We did not feel it was as described. The furniture is old. When sitting on the chaise lounger, you may hit bottom. The second story patio you enter through is more of a landing. The “bar” is pushed against the wall, and the kitchen is in no way modern. The bedroom on the first floor has no natural lighting and there is no tv in there. It is not beautifully appointed. It does “allow” for lots of outdoor activity because you’ll want to be outside of the condo. The noise-sensitive area is ironic since you are directly on the busy street of Balboa Blvd and anyone walking to or from the bars late at night are very loud. We really didn’t even mind that. It served as entertainment since the WiFi is extremely weak, meaning there isn’t any since they stream, the tv’s didn’t work. We were there for Thanksgiving so, unfortunately, no football and I had to reschedule a zoom meeting. As I said before, the kitchen is not up to date. The refrigerator froze the food because it was set incorrectly (didn’t realize it until the next morning) Knives are old, dull and of no use. The floor was a little dirty.The stove worked well after a bit of an issue. I understand that not everyone wants to cook but it is part of reason a lot people choose a home rental to have that convenience. Vacasa did return all messages very quickly, but most of the issues we came across were not quick fixes. It is very close to beach and restaurants. I hate giving negative reviews. This is my first.

A little noisy due to being in the middle of everything. Great restaurants in vicinity and walk to everything. Had spectacular time

Unfortunately, our stay at this property was far from what we expected based on the listing. Upon arrival, the front pathway was unkempt, with trash scattered and overgrown weeds. The front door was visibly dirty, which set a concerning first impression.While the house initially appeared clean, it quickly became clear that it was not. Towels—both the ones provided and the replacements we requested—had hair on them. We also encountered issues with the accuracy of the listing. It stated the house could sleep six, but there were only two queen beds and a standard couch, which was not a pull-out and was in poor condition. There was no bedding for the couch, and when we raised the issue, we were offered an air mattress without a pump.Noise was another major issue. The listing described the home as being in a “quiet neighborhood for quiet groups,” but it’s located on a busy street with loud traffic and constant noise and disturbances all night. There was also a loud group in the neighboring unit who partied on the shared rooftop deck into the early hours, dragging patio furniture around above the bedroom. When we reached out to the hosts—who advertised that they monitor noise levels—we were simply told to contact the police.Additional cleanliness concerns included a toenail on one of the dining chairs and stained mattress covers. The overall experience was so unpleasant that we decided to leave a day early.The hosts accused me of not reading the description properly when I

It was close to the beach.

Upon entry the entire unit was 79°, unfortunately I do not think the listing described the unit without AC sufficiently. The fans in the closet provided were so filthy we couldn’t even use them. The entire property was extremely dirty, the floors left our feet black day one and we were swarmed with fruit flies of all shapes and sizes throughout the entire stay. The furniture was hard as a rock and all the chairs at the dining table felt like they would break at any moment upon sitting. We chose this particular location because of its proximity to the beach, unfortunately we didn’t factor in the extremely loud traffic, neighbors partying loudly until 2am and trash thrown on our doorstep from rude foot traffic. We organized our days to be gone for as long as possible but not being able to come back to a clean and cool and comfortable unit for the price we paid was disappointing to say the least.

The location was great and very centrally located. We could walk to beach or to restaurants. However, it was very noisy on weekend nights and hard to sleep. It was clean except for the floors. Floors would turn your feet or socks black. Could use a good mopping! Bring some slippers if you stay here.

Adjacent busy road loud with traffic all the time and drunk bar patrons at night. Pictures deceiving place is poorly decorated and tired. Do not recommend!

Very convenient and well-kept home!

900 ft from beach and a bunch of restaurants and shops are super close too. didnt realize the bedrooms were on 2 different levels and it was difficult enough to sleep on the second floor, I cant imagine how loud it would be to sleep on the bottom floor. with windows closed, we heard someone puking as the walked by, people talking and hearing every word they were saying. there is a unit above and we could hear their entire conversations and walking around. the photographs made it look much nicer than it is, cheap furniture and super generic plates, utensils, everything. no pillow cases and although cleaners were quick to come back, the bath tub was disgusting when we arrived, some mystery blown spots covering at least a 2 foot area. when you book you receive a message that if early check in is available they will call or email you, we arrived around 1pm, check-in is 4pm, it appeared to be vacant so i messaged and was told they couldn't confirm just yet but would let us know and sure enough, we could have checked in early but they never followed through.

This property was literally steps from the beach and the food scene. Anything you could need was within walking distance. However, patrons leaving the bars walk right by the property and can be a little loud at times. The home was super clean and homey. The family had a ton of fun!