We enjoyed our stay in Andrea's apartment and wish it could have been for longer. We arrived after a 13 hour drive, and it was wonderful to enter such a great apartment which immediately felt like a home away from home. We were especially grateful for the thoughtful snacks that Andrea had provided for us along with a welcome note. As Londoners we really appreciated the electric kettle for making tea (the coffee machine was great too) and it was also really useful to have filtered water, coffee, tea and basic condiments for cooking. The apartment was so comfortable too - we especially enjoyed the very comfortable beds, and sofas, and we loved the decor too. Parking was a bit tricky but we knew to expect this - our stay coincided with two street cleaning days, so we used this to our advantage and were able to park right outside after the restricted times. The apartment is in a lovely old LA neighborhood which seemed very friendly - got lots of hellos just walking up to the local shops. The local convenience shop was useful for the basics and the shopkeeper was very friendly and chatty. In the other direction, Larchmont village was a short drive away. Spent a happy hour in Chevalier's - L.A. oldest indie bookstore - and then enjoyed a great coffee and biscuit in Go Get Em Tiger cafe. Returned later that evening for a takeaway from Village Pizzeria, which was very friendly with great NY-style pizza at reasonable prices, who happened to be celebrating their 21st birthday that day. All in all one of our favourite AirBnb experiences and we would definitely go back.