My sister and I rented Brandon's place for a few nights the week after the Memorial weekend. It had everything we needed: a bed for each of us, a private home with a parking space, and a beautiful space that was comfortable yet aesthetically pleasing and also central to downtown LA. The small, portable bottles of wine in the fridge were also a nice touch. Loved the bathroom and kitchen area with the natural light. Amenities are basic (no frill). I would rate Brandon's place 4.25 stars.
The only problems I had with the space are that:
1. Locking the front gate takes a bit more energy to do as the lock sits a little lower than the latch. When going in and out from the front gate, and locking it every time, I had to literally lift the gate door slightly so that the lock would fit and snap right in. Something I would look into to fix. A little cumbersome but fortunately we didn't use the front gate too much.
2. The last tenant(s) that stayed there before we arrived smoked heavily inside. Once we walked in, the space smelled like smoke (residual) and we had to open a lot of the windows to air the place out. It took a few days for the smell to die down, although the smell still lingered for a bit.
3. Arming the house-- beware that you need a code to unarm the house after you arm it. We had armed the house for a night, and tried to use the same code provided to unarm it. It should be the same code but it didn't work--
fortunately Brandon was able to disarm it remotely.
4. Parking space in front is a little elevated, which I wasn't aware of. I would advise that it's near impossible to turn into it from the street as it's a sharp turn once you open the gate. So every time, we had to drive in front of the church next to the house and back in that way. I wasn't too fond of backing in with the elevation since the space is already a little tight. There's also a huge container box in front of the space which blocks the front gate and loses out on space that could be used for parking. I think they are using that container to fix up a space next to the house (looks like some unused outside space).
5. Trash/recycling was not taken out yet in the trash/recycling bins so when putting the trash or recycle in there, there were a ton of flies coming out.
Just some small things to be aware of, but other than that, a wonderful stay. It provided us with everything we basically needed.
Thanks, Brandon!