A colleague and I stayed at Al and Leslie's place during a work trip. The description of this amazing house is totally accurate -- and all the glowing reviews are completely warranted! They are the sweetest, friendliest, most generous hosts you can imagine.

When we arrived, they cracked open a bottle of wine for Al's animate house tour -- and Leslie gave me a pair of arm warmers she had just made because I admired them so much. At the end of our stay, we had to wake at an ungodly hour to catch our departing flight, but they still woke up to make coffee and say goodbye.

You share the front door with them, but they stay in their own quarters on the side of the house and make themselves scarce if that's your preference. But you'll be missing out if you don't hang with them -- even if just a little!

The house itself is an early 1900s American craftsman, which was condemned when Al bought it many years ago, well before Silver Lake had been developed. He built it from the ground up, and has been a part of the neighborhood's transformation. He can tell ALL the stories -- and you should ask.

Thank you Leslie and Al for such a memorable time in your great city of Los Angeles!