Me and my girlfriend stayed at Marina's place for a week while visiting Santa Monica and the LA area. The location is just a 25 min. walk from the beautiful beach and great shopping, and just a 5 min. drive if you have a car. There are plenty of restaurants and good food options all around the area. From Marina's place we drove and experienced LA downtown, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and much more. So if you have a car and are up for a little drive, you can easily come around and see all the big tourist attractions around LA. Personally, we never had problems with parking or driving. Marina's place turned out to be just the ideal place for our Santa Monica / LA experience. We did not ran into any problems, therefore it was not necessary with a lot of communication, but the few time we wrote we got a fast answer. We never felt left alone. Nice and clean place.