My fiance and I stayed here for 4 nights/5 days (Aug 21-25) to celebrate our 10th anniversary and explore my hometown. Check-in was easy as can be; I let Scott know when we arrived in town and he let us check-in a bit early once the cleaning staff had finished up, which was appreciated. The Casita was cute, clean, and comfortable. Plenty of space for the two of us and had everything we needed but couldn't pack- extra towels, extra pillows/linens/blankets, coffee maker (3 kinds- we opted for the French press), and we used a couple of beach chairs too. The rooftop patio was really nice, and had great views of the ocean and surrounding area; we liked having our coffee there in the mornings. The hot tub after long days exploring (plus a day at Disneyland) was so therapeutic and we enjoyed it at least once a day, sometimes two. The only downsides I can really think of are the noise from the planes overhead can be loud/unexpected if you're not used to it (it's directly under the airport flight path), as well as some serenading by some very vocal neighbor dogs, lol... there are also some noises from neighbors/security lights going off at times, since you're on the alley side of the property, but it all wasn't really a problem for us since we were so tired from exploring each day. We really appreciated having a garage to park our rental car in, too; we felt really safe and secure. The fireworks from Sea World are perfectly visible from the front window, too, which was an unexpected treat! Try to catch them quickly, as it's not a huge show (goes off at 9pm for about 5 minutes). We also stopped at a cute little Target on Newport Avenue to get a few groceries- it's strangely small (like CVS small) which was surreal and funny! Only thing I wanted at the Casita but didn't have was a box fan or some other fan to move the air around at night (we are "white noise" sleepers!) but we made it work with the wall a/c. Overall, we had such a fantastic time, and would stay here again. Highly recommend! Thanks again, Scott!