This beautiful home is in a quiet neighbor that is a 30 minute walk to fisherman's wharf in Monterey. That seems a long way, but you walk by great antique shops, beautifully restored cottages painted in sweet Victorian colors, then along the coast watching sea otters, sea lions, the tin factory outlet shopping, the aquarium, then the bounty of fisherman's wharf! Something for everyone. The photos on the website are true. The house is beautiful and solid, a bit kitschy, but fully equipped. The weakness is that there are so many high end appliances you need instruction manuals. We never did get the tv to work and couldn't watch the movies we wanted to share in the evening.
Activities we did: 17 mile drive past the lone cypress, kayaking on Monterey Bay (that was a great adventure!), Big Sur is about an hour drive down a gorgeous stretch of route 1, the purple sand Peiffer Beach, scones and a hippy headdress at the Big Sur Bakery, Calla Lily gorge near Garrapata bridge, lunch at Rocky Point Restaurant, sunset on Carmel Beach, wine tasting at Taste of Monterey, dinner at Schooners, clam chowder in a bread bowl at Fish Hopper.
The management was responsive and friendly. We highly recommend this rental for a Route 1 stop off.