Andrea was a great host, easy to reach and very helpful with the requests we had. The apartment is as pictured, spacious and very carefully done with a personal touch (not like the completely stripped down, ikea style versions that seem to be very common these days at airbnb). The terrace and garden are beautiful additions and we spent a lot of time there. Shops, restaurants, bars, but also Venice beach are all really closeby. We unfortunately never met Andrea as he was traveling at the time but had a nice encounter with his mother who helped us with some "door knobissues". We had a really great time and would hope to come back soon. We would definitely recommend this place for a (longer) stay.