We stayed at the property in early July for one week with our daughter and son-in-law and our 4 grandchildren.
The property itself is in a beautiful location, on a hill in the southern part of San Juan Capistrano, just above Dana Point, 5 minutes or less to the beach and marina. The neighborhood is comprised of similar lovely and well-maintained homes -- definitely not a "party" atmosphere, no riff-raff, a real pleasant place.
The house is within 5-10 minutes of a shopping, restaurants, even a Costco, but yet is also isolated for peace and quiet. Perfect.
The downstairs of the house has both a huge living room (which has a roll-away queen bed) and family room, with large smart tv's in each, plenty of room to spread out.
There are 3 bedrooms upstairs (2 king, 1 double twins), and one bedroom downstairs (1 queen). All of the rooms had ceiling fans, closets & dressers.
The kitchen had a large bar table, with chairs for 8 people.
The backyard was beautiful, with a heated pool and spa. The pool and spa temps are both controlled remotely, which the owner graciously gives guests access to.
The a/c was perfectly fine, with the guests being able to set the interior temp as needed (no thermostat lockout or restrictions, which I understand is shockingly common now on VRBO, with owners not even declaring this fact in their property description).
I have to say that this property was the most meticulously clean and well-stocked property I've ever seen. When I say clean, I mean *everything* was clean: no dust, dirt, no bugs nothing. Go ahead, do a white glove test, there won't be a single piece of dust. The refrigerator was clean. The area rugs were clean. The tubs and showers were clean. The washer & dryer were clean. The kitchen and bath trash cans themselves were clean.
And when I say "well-stocked," I mean you don't need to leave the house to get anything: there were plenty of towels/wash cloths, kitchenware, laundry detergent, cups, plates, mugs, cookware, plasticware, kitchen towels, baggies, napkins, toilet paper, kleenex, dish soap, hand soap, and trash bags. There were Q-tips. There was a kit for making S'mores. Two bottles of wine. Crayons and coloring books. Beach/pool towels. Inflatable pool toys. 3 cutting boards. I wish all VRBO properties were like this.
Would highly recommend!