Jesse's place is in a good location at the heart of Venice. The host is responsive. We really wanted to like the little apartment but it was just too dirty.
The blankets, couch and rugs felt like they had never been cleaned, the wooden floor was grimy, the bathroom smelled of urine, and the sink was clogged up. (Jesse had his cleaners come over to clean the bathroom again after we mentioned the smell, and that mostly fixed the issue, however, we were asked to use draino to fix the sink). We visited with our two little kids and didn't feel comfortable having them crawl on the floor at any point. You would walk barefoot for a half hour and your feet would get dark and sticky - not kidding.
Finally, the AC in the living room does not work, and the units in the two bedrooms are old and moldy. The yard has probably not been cleaned in a year. We drove down from San Francisco to visit Venice and I have to say the motels we stayed at on the way there and back felt infinitely cleaner than this place. I would recommend for a party pad if you're in you're in your early twenties, but definitely not for a family.