The online listing is misleading. It is not a "Well maintained condo". It is a 2 story condo but it's pretty run down. The carpets need a major cleaning. The dishwasher didn't work when we checked in but the owners were friendly and willing to replace it while we were there. We decided to decline them replacing it while we were there, in order to enjoy our week uninterrupted. The microwave is small and rusty. Make sure to cover your food with a paper towel while reheating or rust flakes will fall on the food. The bathroom faucet is old and covered in soap scum. The toilet takes a while to flush. The shower runs out of hot water pretty quickly. Needs fresh paint upstairs. The dressers were all dirty inside and falling apart. The upstairs beds were comfy. The sofa bed was basically springs with a torn cover over them. "Fully equipped kitchen" included 5 bowls and a selection of various silverware pieces. The plates were gross and I didn't feel like handwashing the dirt/mud(?) off of them so we went to the dollar store to purchase disposable items. The only bathroom was up the spiral staircase. The bedroom is up there too which makes taking luggage upstairs difficult. But the kids loved the spirals! Also be prepared that this unit is on the 3rd floor with no elevator, just an outside wooden staircase. The pool was nice the first 2 days, then it started getting cloudy and dirty and kept getting worse until I messaged the owners and then the building management company. Someone came out the next morning and vacuumed which helped a bit but it stayed cloudy and dirty the rest of our stay.
Northside park is nice and close. However "Ocean is a 2 minute walk" is actually closer to at least a 7 minute walk down the block and across the highway then down the next block. An email was sent with check-in information but it had the wrong key code. After trying and trying it, I called and spoke to the owner and she gave me another code but it was wrong too, then they gave me the right one and we got in. The early check-in time is a bonus though!
Overall for the price we paid, I was disappointed versus the many other places we've stayed in OC. While being in North OC was convenient, the unit left a lot to be desired. The owners are friendly and they said they would get a new microwave and that they didn't know that it was rusty. They were bringing up a new dishwasher when we checked out.