I have used dozens of VRBO properties over the last 15 years, and this one is one of the best that I absolutely plan to return to. My wife and I needed a three-week location for us and our pugs, and this property fit the bill perfectly.
The great things:
- Walking distance to the beach and to downtown HB shops
- Safe area (no people soliciting, no "tents" or "camps", felt totally relaxed and enjoyed saying hi to folks from the front porch); note that HB is FAR nicer than the beach communities in LA county (we visited Venice Beach where we almost stayed, and couldn't wait to get out of there, HB is such a nice community and lots of nice locals that made me feel right at home)
- Dedicated parking (a very roomy driveway)
- Great internet connection (work was seamless, never a single drop or hiccup with meetings)
- Nice TVs in living and bedrooms, Roku was able to stream all of my services so didn't even need to plug in my Firestick the whole time
- Water pressure was almost too high (seriously, it is that good!), plenty of hot water on demand, very comfy
- Great A/C and heating system
- Good beds (queen size but comfy, clean sheets and bedspreads, felt at home, we brought our own full set of bedding just in case but didn't use our own stuff at all)
- Clean, easy check-in and check-out, nicely equipped kitchen, tons of beach toys (3 bikes, didn't use them but I tested them just for this review and all worked, yes a little rust on them and you won't be winning "nicest bike" contest)
Only areas that could be improved are the furniture and covering in the back (has ripped and the owners are in the process of replacement, but weather was so nice and was enough shade that it totally was not a problem), and yes the furniture is beach furniture that could use some upgrades at some point, but fine for our use which was minimal). For the price and for what you get and considering the location and condition of the property, we were super happy. The location is so good that I was always tempted to walk one block to get ice cream, funnels cakes, and so on so do expect to put on a few pounds if you have subpar willpower like myself :-) 5 stars!