we had a lovely stay at Nathans Apartment. We were inLA to meet our son who is a student.
I had requested for a slightly early check in as I was landing at 2:30 pm and Nathan was able to accommodate that. The communication with Nathan and check in was very smooth. He met me outside the apartment and then took me through the parking and the things in the apartment.
The apartment is exactly as it looks in the pictures with new and scratchless furniture. The location is absolutely fantastic for Santa Monica, being just a few blocks from the Promenade and so close to some good restaurants. Tocaya is right there on street level, a great breakfast place is across the street and Mendicino farms is just a block away. CVS is across the street for all the initial grocery one might want. It's so close to the Santa Monica humdrum, yet distant enough to be away from the noise.
The apartment is well stocked with towels, and extras too. There are enough toiletries and even razors and ear buds. You have extra trash bags we could change then after a couple of days. There are enough cooking utensils. this was important since my kid wanted a taste of home food. There is a coffee machine and a good assortment of coffee and tea as well. A few more coffee mugs could be added though.
The curtains in the bedrooms in addition to the blinds makes it cozy.
The apartment was very clean and all linens and towels were fresh. The king beds in both bedrooms makes this perfect for two couples or people with full grown kids.
the only reason I hold back one star in the review is because amazon packages could not be ordered at the address, which was important for me. there is an amazon locker close by but not all items can be shipped to the locker. not sure if that happens in other airbnb's as well.
Nathan assured me that he is available any time, but we didnt need to contact him for anything.
I would definitely go and stay there again.