This is a nice, comfortable house next to a beautiful beach. However, we found the ownership pretty unpleasant to deal with. There are tons of incredibly nitpicky requirements, which are enforced in what feels like an ungracious and unwelcoming manner. For example, guests may only use a certain fraction of the garbage can, calculated based on length of stay (or incur a two hundred plus charge), but our can was already full on arrival. When we notified the owner, instead of just taking care of it, we had to spend a chunk of our day corresponding with the owner about exactly how much trash was in the can (we had to take and send pictures because she didn't believe us), how much we were allowed to use (1/3 of one can), and then waiting another day for a service to look into it. Not how we wanted to spend part of our Saturday. There were many other rules along those lines, each with their own threat of how much she would charge us for any violation. All of it adds up to a punitive and unpleasant feeling. We've rented comparable houses around the Northwest (and have received 5 stars from every other owner, so we were not cause for extra concern), and never felt this way before. There are many nice houses in Manzanita, so we'd look elsewhere next time.