Our stay at Babak’s was a pleasant one despite the hiccups that we had. Babak tried to make all our problems right and he addressed each one.
Pros:
-This place has the best location since it’s located in Hollywood. Everything we needed was within walking distance. Some places include Mcdonald’s, In and Out, Target, etc.
-Even though this is a studio, it had everything we needed and still felt spacious enough for 2 people.
-I would say the pics are pretty accurate to the Airbnb.
-The bed and couch are sooo comfortable!
- The backyard is renovated and is still being updated but it looked very pretty when it left. You can tell Babak put in a lot of effort to make it look nice for his guests.
-The handyman that Babak has was so wonderful during our stay. He made us felt so at home and he felt like a friend of ours. If you ever meet him, don’t be afraid to strike a conversation. He’s really friendly!
Cons:
-The wifi was terrible when we stayed. It was unbearable to use and even our data was faster than the wifi during multiple instances. You disconnect every 5-10 mins from the wifi and since the wifi is bad it’s also inconvenient and hard to connect to it on the TV so I just used an HDMI to connect it with my laptop in instances wifi did work. If you’re here on a work trip, or would like to use the wifi often in general, I would advise against this place until the wifi gets fixed.
-The Bnb is located right in front of a building that’s being constructed and there’s also renovations being done to the backyard the Bnb is at. Sometimes the noise is so loud you get woken up so if you’re a light sleeper I would advise against this place. Since there is construction you also get knocked on your door often to ask to turn off your electricity or to use the power outlets so do not be surprised when you hear a knock on your door in the morning.
-When we stayed, there was no supplies for the place like dish soap, hand soap, kitchen sponges, etc. but Babak allowed us to buy some things for the place and he would cover the cost.
-Since you are located on the bottom floor, flies and sometimes spiders came into our place. I feel like in total we’ve killed at least 5 spiders and 20 flies. If you can’t handle bugs and insects, you should try to find a place on a higher floor.
-The faucet for the kitchen doesn’t turn left and right which was a little inconvenient to use but it’s a very minor issue.
Overall, for the value of this place, I would say it’s a good deal and would recommend it to others if you want to stay in the heart of Hollywood.