The house and property definitely rate five stars. The house was impeccably clean and comfortably furnished. The rear garden with firepit was exactly as described.
Overall, the neighborhood of East Ocean View has come a looooong way from the collection of seedy/rundown hotels it was when I was a child, growing up a few miles away. I was astonished at how much new construction had been completed and was underway. I only mention this as a compliment to the general quality of the neighborhood. Additionally, the few neighbors we encountered directly were warm and friendly. So, my family felt welcome and safe.
We really only had two complaints, and I use "complaints" loosely. We literally did not lose any sleep over these very, very minor, "first world" issues. But one neighbor "apparently" fixes cars for a living and seemingly does so at home. And I'm not sure if his specialty was/is muffler customizations that make for "roaring" engines, but frequently -sometimes well into the night- we were treated to what sounded like race cars coming and/or going as apparent test drives of vehicles he was working on were carried out. It reminded me of the "cherry bombs" friends and I put on our mufflers in high school because we thought that made us seem like "cool" rebels. Who knows? That said, even that neighbor was warm and friendly, and my kids loved meeting his dog!
Otherwise, we wouldn't have minded better cable TV options - even basic cable, nothing fancy, so we could have wound down in the evenings with a basic movie/TV show/sporting event.
But like I said, these are minor "complaints" and overwhelmingly overshadowed by how nice and comfortable the home was, as well as its access to the highway, beaches, local attractions, etc.