Randy is a very warm and inviting host, with lots to talk about -- teaching, biking, movies, music -- and great suggestions about things to see and do in LA that you might not have heard about. He is very flexible about arrival arrangements, and arrangements in general. He has a lovely art deco house in a suburban-ish neighborhood near Beverlywood, very convenient to our daughter's UCLA graduation. Rather than having separate guest and host spaces, Randy is very welcoming in sharing the living room, kitchen, etc. with his guests. We really enjoyed our stay, and I loved having an espresso every morning.