Although almost immaculate( listing said it was "new"...the living room rug was not..) there are a few missteps with this property and I would not book it again. Dirty rug in the living room, cracked floor tile in the main bath, window cranks that fell off in your hands when opening/closing windows, the kids room( not pictured either) had a very loose electrical outlet that could shock anyone using it, there were NO window coverings on the two HUGE living room/dinning room windows( too much of a fish bowl/live broadcast scene for me and my family-everyone walking the island looks directly into your living space day and night). I spent most of my time outside sitting on the dirty, used outdoor furniture. The plastic front gate is scratched up and dirty too. The over abundance of cold blue recessed lighting( no lamps or table lights), plastic plants(really?), plastic wanna be wood flooring(really noisy), tv cables jumbled on the wall, no instruction on how to LOCK front and back door and a tacky black board listing rules and check out procedures hovering over my parent's 60th anniversary weekend means a BIG "NO-GO" for this property. And as for the listed steps to the sand/beach...that is correct...but it's a mere sliver of sand along side a much used public walk way with docks and boats( not shown in any photos) with water I would never swim in or eat the fish if one caught something. Not much direct sun as the front faces north and the windows on the sides merely look out to a block wall or the neighbors walls. This property is NOT worth the price. Lots of plates, glasses and silver though....

This was a great house in an excellent Balboa Island beachfront location. The amenities and furnishings were above average. We rented the downstairs 3BR and were pleasantly surprised with the property in general. Note that the front patio is shared with guests renting the upstairs unit. During our visit the sound from guests walking upstairs was constant and loud. It was annoying, but we would rent the same unit again because the positives far outweigh the negatives.

We love Balboa Island and the house worked well for us