The cottage is great, everything is new, with all the details, load of towels, maps... It is close to LAX and Venice, and it takes about 20-30 minutes to get to downtown or Hollywood which is not too bad, it is right off the La Brea Ave. Ralphs is close to get some food. The only thing we were missing was a proper way to cook but then we were away most of the time so it didn't really matter. When we were there, we decided to get married and Jen was so excited for us, it was so sweet! She prepared a list of place for us to go shopping for clothes and rings and such, we found what we needed thanks to her. She and her family were the most helpful and we can't thank them enough. Definitely recommended!