Come enjoy our home by the sea! This darling historic beach house has been completely renovated back to its charming 1920's roots, but updated to include modern conveniences. From the hardwood floors, to the black and white checked tile baths, you will feel like you are stepping back in time while still enjoying a clean, newly furnished, charming Cape Cod/ Nantucket style retreat. This is a wonderful place to entertain family and friends, enjoy downtime with kids or grandkids, or to curl up with a book in one of the many nooks and take advantage of some private time. We have three bedrooms (one with a King bed and seating area, one with a queen bed, one room with both a full and a daybed twin), and three bathrooms. All of the bedrooms have a private shower (one with small bathtub). With plenty of places to spread out (3 bedrooms, living room, dining room, breakfast room, den with a television, patio), you can gather or relax as you wish. Our private, sunny, spacious patio has two lounge chairs, a table and six chairs under a fresh market umbrella and a propane grill. The private driveway provides up to three parking spots so you'll never have to worry about finding street parking. This is a rental for the entire home, sunny patio and two car driveway. We will make every effort to come and check you in when you arrive and we live in Los Angeles, so are a short hour away if you should need us during your stay. We also have a caretaker who can come by. We are located two doors down from the sandy beach and just three short blocks from the main street, Marine Avenue, where you will find restaurants, coffee and pastry stores, shopping boutiques and groceries. A short walk to the other side of the island puts you on the historic ferry running over to the Balboa Peninsula, where you will find more restaurants, the 'Fun Zone' of arcades and rides, the oceanfront and piers. Balboa Island is an ideal location for vacationing or staying while on business. It is both conveniently located to the surrounding area and a world away from the ordinary. Once over the short bridge, you need never get in the car again. Restaurants and groceries are steps away and much of the charm comes from strolling along the bay front sidewalk that runs along Balboa Island's perimeter, which is also ideally suited for those who like a more vigorous walk or jog. Within walking distance you can rent a boat, take a harbor tour, walk along the surf, take the boat/flyer to Catalina Island for the day, scuba dive, deep sea fish, surf, wind surf, bike along paths, grocery shop, swim, kayak, pier fish, choose from a variety of restaurants, snorkel, sail, Jet Ski, body surf and more. Southern California offers many different activities and all are within a day-trip's visit. Theme parks are plentiful (Disneyland, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Lego Land and several water parks) as are many other wonderful activities, including some of the best golf courses in Southern California located only a short drive away. If you have exhausted the many boutiques on Balboa Island, then Newport Center/Fashion Island is a five minutes drive (stores, restaurants, movie theaters) and South Coast Plaza just 15 minutes drive. All of Balboa Island is charming and feels like you are transported back in time to a simpler life. But all of Balboa Island does get some airline noise and it is a very urban area in a suburban beachy feel. This is not just our home, but when visiting the area if you have not been before, realize that there are sights and sounds during the day. It is very quiet at night and most folks are home and tucked in by 9 or 10p. So this is also NOT a party home. We hope you come with friends and family and enjoy yourselves, but it is not an area where you can be outside and loud after 9p or so. Our neighbors are full-time residents and lovely people and we try to be respectful of them and others around us.