I stayed in Mary’s place as I was moving to LA to get settled. The best part of the place is the location in west LA. This is close to freeways and very easy to get around to areas like playa del rey, Santa Monica, or playa vista, among anywhere else. It’s also safe as we had to keep large items in our car and there were no thefts or break ins. Another plus is it’s pet friendly with no additional fee and ample street parking. Mary is also responsive and lives on site from time to time.
BUT we encountered major issues with noise, cleanliness, and the condition of the unit. This is a triplex with two units on the bottom floor and one unit on top. There may not be an issue with the unit in front and the top unit, but we can hear every footstep and toilet flush from the bottom. Mary tried to speak to the top floor unit because they would make a lot of noise through the night. Some nights they would argue and scream at each other. Other nights they would watch TV until 3 am loud enough for us to hear. Some days I thought I would need to call the cops because they were kicking each other out of the house physically and screaming at one another. When I first told Mary about this and tried to get out of this hell as I have a young child and a family, she said it was my fault and my child crying was the issue. A few days before we checked out she called to apologize because she was staying in the front unit and could hear them pretty clearly even though they were not directly above her. I appreciated the response but not the accusation. At least the tenants upstairs were temporary but there is ultimately no sound proofing. If you book, then book the top floor unit. In addition to the noise, the sofa and one of the beds are in bad condition. The sofa was flat and dirty. I had back pain between the sofa and bed. The refrigerator had a constant leaking issue on the interior. To be fair, Mary offered to send someone but I wanted to defer until we left. She said it’s due to people overloading the freezer, but I didn’t have anything in there.