Cannot beat the location of this unit. Great views from the balcony and literally steps from the boardwalk and beach. This was our first time to OC and we wanted to get the experience. We will definitely be back. Check in was easy, private reserved parking was great. The unit was clean, smelled fresh, and had everything we needed. The beds were amazing and the showers had great pressure and plenty of hot water.
The noise - we anticipated noise from the boardwalk. It wasn't nearly as bad as we expected based on other reviews. It mostly died down by 10:30 or so. What we did not anticipate was being able to hear every conversation in the hallway as other guests walked by. Hearing other guests running down the hall. The pool is also on the 4th floor which was a fun surprise but that definitely led to an increase in foot traffic. Finally every morning between 5:15-5:30am we were all jolted awake by the city trash truck collecting trash. You will definitely want to bring noise machines to drown out the noise, which we did, and maybe even some ear plugs to not be woken up so early every morning.
Even with the noise, it's well worth the minor annoyances for the location and cleanliness. We will definitely be back - with ear plugs.