We were staying two and a half months (november-january) in this cozy apartment in Venice. The apartment is right by the coolest place on earth, Venice beach, and we had a really great time living there. The host always responded quickly and made sure we had everything we needed.
All though the ad said the apartment was perfect for a longer stay, it was not spacious and we often felt like we needed more storage for our stuff. We don't need a big place, but to be able to put away our stuff in drawers or shelfs would be nice. There are no entrance with a place to keep your coats or shoes, so we had to be creative. This made is harder than expected to keep it tidy.
We were also not prepared for our street to have lots of homeless people living in it.. They're not causing any problems, but often at nights you can hear them yelling and fighting with each other. That's something I would like to know about before living there..
There is a washing machine in the building, but it costs 1-2 dollars for one wash, which is not a problem, but you either have to pay with quarters or with an app. In our case this was a challenge.. If you're a US citizen you can easily just download the app, but since we have European cell phones we weren't able to download it.. So, we had to withdraw money and then change it into quarters to be able to wash our clothes. That was kind of a bummer..
After all, the host was great and always helpful, the location was right by the beach and perfect (if you don't mind homeless people in your street), the apartment is super cozy and LA is the best! We would definitely come back, but maybe not as long as two and a half months in an apartment like this.. :)