The day my plane came in Carla actually had an unexpected emergency she had to attend to, but she made sure that everything was set in place for my check-in to go smoothly. Since she couldn't be there, her son looked after the place and was able to help me with questions about things to do in the area. He was very nice and hopefully I didn't bug him too much, ha. Check-in and out were both very simple.
Carla's place is lovely and has a lot of character with really cool art pieces and home decor accents. If you're an animal lover, you're in luck, because her dog is adorable and loving, yet calm and well-behaved. You feel right at home when you are there. The bedroom looks exactly as advertised on the AirBnb website.
The one thing I'll mention (and this is my own fault because it is on the listing, but I just didn't think too deeply about it, but) is that if you don't have a car or don't use a rideshare app, the beach isnt as ose as I was thinking it would be, but it likely is about 10 minutes away by car). I unfortunately had a problem with my credit cards while there, so I had to walk and about half-way there I ended up just stopping at some other spots on the way instead.
Anyway, lovely place! You feel right at home. And it is SUPER close to LAX, which was very convenientfor me. So, solid 5 stars overall!