We visited the property for 6 days during the coronavirus lockdown as a relaxing place to wait until we were due to return home. The location is fabulous, the best thing about the house and was our primary reason for the stay. Unfortunately for the host, the prior guest had decided to break the house rules and threw what can only described as a budget wolf of wall street party. As my colleague managed to recover a number of dollar bills from the pool, hedge and surrounding area on our first day.
The host did provide us with alternative options, but our reason for visiting was primarily the view and the pool as we did not plan to leave the property due to lockdown restrictions in LA county. Given the state of the property we agreed to a late check in, in exchange for a one night discount.
The house itself is a nice place, it has however been modified for Airbnb to increase bed count by approximately 3, which is not at all uncommon. Unfortunately this has been done in a way that certain rooms which were clearly not previously bedrooms do not have blinds or shades and as such it would be hard to sleep during daylight hours, or for light sleepers. As a result of this conversion, it's also made it more appealing for larger groups like the previous guests, and overall it could do with a few minor repairs on fixtures and fittings.
We were reasonably satisfied with the host's agents attempts to restore the property to the advertised condition, they did bring us a new BBQ which was very much appreciated and apologised in person for the situation.
I would recommend the property to anyone who is willing to potentially deal with a house that has been partied in before them, and suffers from a little lack of love in exchange for pool with a fantastic unique view of the San Fernando Valley.