Nika and Austin's house is lovely! They were really friendly and helpful so it felt lk visiting old friends! They really helped us acclimatise to our first few days in California.
House is super super close to the beach and Venice boardwalk with plenty of bars and restaurants and they have bikes and boogie boards you can borrow. Santa Monica is pretty close by with big shopping centre and the famous pier, there is a cycle path all the way along the beach.
Note - their rd is pedestrianised so our taxi driver couldn't access/find it. Ask to be dropped at parallel rd which is very close.