Overall, we loved this studio apartment. Close to everything. Lovely neighborhood. Delightful cottage complex. Green, beautiful plants, shrubs, trees, grass, flowers. Colorful. Felt very safe. Complex is fence enclosed with security number required to enter. Beach supplies available for free. Laundry room steps across from apartment door. Apartment was adorable, felt like home. Had everything we needed. Shopped at cute grocery store one minute away and saved tons of money by cooking and eating all our emails "at home." The price we got was better than any motel/hotel anywhere in Laguna Beach. Private parking spot. Apartment clean, housekeepers attentive, direct contact with manager if we needed him. Simple check in and check out. I only have a few recommendations, but this would stop us from coming here again, even from potentially planning to rent multiple cottages for a family visit. Keep in mind we are 70 yr.'s old so these may not be issues for others. 1. Very steep stairs leading from the front gate down to the apartment entrance. I mean WIDE and STEEP and MANY stairs. It was a bit difficult/taxing, and a little scary. There's a back gate and we didn't check to see if we could bring our bags in that way which would have been fine. Will check into this for next time. 2. The bed likely comfortable for most (my wife had no complaint) but being older it was very soft and took a wearing on my body. By the third night I was uncomfortable. Either a new firmer bed or a 3-inch Tempur-Pedic topper would solve the problem. Overall, I'm not sure we could have found a lovelier, quieter, close to everything, homier, budget friendly place to stay in downtown Laguna Beach!