I was so nervous about my stay in California, mostly worried about safety/location/busy-ness of things. I was SO pleasantly surprised!! Ventura was not the busy/crazy I thought it would be. The location and hotel were great! Literal 10 min walk to the beach, they kept the property very clean, actively outside cleaning up the parking lot, pool area. Inside they were touching up paint, sweeping. You would never guess it was a packed hotel, it was quiet (I was on the side facing an open field, not so sure about the side that McDonald’s is on though). The room did have an interesting smell. Not bad.. and the room was very clean, just interesting..
Also, it was not the temperature I expected it to be and I only packed dresses. The front desk guy was like oh there is a thrift store downtown if you want to grab something. GENIUS!! 5 min drive, we had so much fun and I found a perfect light cardigan for the remainder of my trip! Very good experience!!!