I have to say that we absolutely loved staying in in Luisa's house!! We were the first guests to stay in the home and my wife and kids and I stayed 10 nights. It was perfect for us.
Luisa was easy to work with and allowed us access to the house before she was really even prepared to rent it, so she is very accommodating with great communication and I can already tell is going to be a great host (welcome bottle of wine a nice touch!).
The house itself is extremely comfortable and homey - it actually looks kind of formal to some extent in the images, but it doesn't live like that at all. On the contrary it's very relaxed and reminds me of country houses I've rented before in Italy from the layout to furnishings which are quite charming. My favorite room is the sunken great room with the piano and I could see spending time in there with a fire in the winter. The grounds on which it sits are wonderful and really for me one of the highlights of the home. The pool is lovely, there are all kinds of lights outside for evening get togethers, and many seating areas such that you can spend time as a group or find a more private nook for morning coffee or evening wine. All three bedrooms have their own private French doors to the pool which is a great feature - the house must have 5 or so exits to the grounds. Further, each bedroom has it's own smart TV along with the one in the great room and the kitchen is extremely well equipped with everything you need to cook well beyond basic meals (which we certainly did!). You can really tell that Luisa takes pride in her home and she has something that I think is quite special.
I guess the best compliment I can pay to Luisa's home is that I spent the first few days taking it all in marveling at the lot and wishing that I owned it myself. It's very much a casual, totally relaxed, European style country house in LA.