MARINA DEL REY 4 BEDROOM BEACH PENTHOUSE

Great condo and great location. This is our second year renting this condo and we find it perfect for our needs. Its an easy walk to the beach and Washington Blvd restaurants and shops.

The condos are very clean, updated and they supply everything you need. The well equiped kitchen and outdoor grills making eating in just as enjoyable. Our family has enjoyed coming in from all over the US and staying. We plan on returning again. Great place. Great Value.

It was our 4th yr at the Galleon St condo -- and each time, we love it more than ever! We had 4 adults & 3 kids (6 adults & 3 kids all other times, still plenty of room) and it was truly a home away from home, maybe even better because of being 1 block away from the beach and 7 blocks from Coldstone ice cream shop : - )

The rooftop deck is wonderful and a nice place to begin and/or end the day. We ate some meals there or had after dinner cocktails... For those with younger kids, the deck is very safe because there's a stucco ledge with additional railing on top, which is much more practical than glass which is relatively common on other homes in the area. Also, we had use of bikes/helmets, beach chairs/towels/toys/boogie boards -- plenty to keep us busy and entertained.

The location is very convenient to the Mother's Beach/Marina, Venice and Santa Monica. Overall, we had another amazing week in Marina del Rey and can't wait to come back next year!!

It is true Steven is a friendly host. The condo fit our family of 7, however the loft can be challenging to sleep-in since it is open to the living room & dinning room below. We made nearly every breakfast, lunch, & supper; grocery stores are close by (Ralphs is 2 miles away). Things I wish we would have known prior: The two bikes, beach furniture, BBQ, & garage are shared with the other renters within the complex. The roof deck view is the roof deck of the other buildings & walls to those buildings. The beach is a short walk - 3 blocks away, Starbucks & other resturants are about 7 blocks away. The beach directly straight from the condo is nice but walk about 5-7 minutes and you'll wish you would have stayed home. Venice beach is filled with street people who are on drugs & others trying to sell drugs. It would be good for Steven to invest into better blinds for the bedroom windows; each night the neighbors (around midnight) would light up their house & outside lights which shined brightly into each bedroom. Overall: Remember you are sharing several items & they won't always be available when you want to use them, soft beds, nice kitchen, check the paper products prior to Steven leaving (we ran out of items & had to replenish ourselves), plenty of beach towels, & probably shouldn't count on the 2 single beds in the loft since those people will be woke as soon as others are up. I wish our check-in & check-out could have ran smoother. We stated we might leave around 9:00 so Steven had his cleaning crew show up at 9:00 wondering when we were leaving (The cleaning crew were nice folks) but it seemed as though Steven was pushing us out prior to the check-out time. This after our check-in was happening as the cleaning crew was finishing from the people before us checked-out late and Steven was trying to replenish the condo with items; all after 4:00 (check-in time). I believe Steven left the condo around 5:00 when we checked-in. This was an OK place to stay & rent, that is why I rated it 3 stars.