This is an adorable place situated in a great spot in Venice, about 2 blocks from Abbott Kinney which is a funky road with amazing restaurants & cute boutique shops. There are some great places to eat right nearby: Superba, Gjelina, And Butchers Daughter are the places I went to/ordered from most. Other good restaurants close-ish: Felix, Gjusta, Rose Cafe, Plant (vegetarian). Jodie and Mark are very responsive. I couldn’t figure out how to use the TV; Mark came right over & showed me. I mentioned in passing (at the end of a long stay) that the shower was starting to back up & that the cleaning person should bring draino; plumber was there in less than an hour. They are super nice & responsive. Jodie brought me fresh-picked oranges one day which was super sweet 👍 The guest house is located across a small courtyard from the main house, and is adorable & exactly like it looks in the pics. I worked out in the courtyard when possible; WiFi. Works great. The tv is not a smart tv but has cable and hbo, starz etc. The house itself is true to pics and has a full kitchen with anything you could possibly need to cook. My only slight critique is: I think this place would benefit from a professional deep clean to get non-obvious places (grout, light switches, etc). I used an entire Clorox wipe on the bathroom light switches. That said, it was definitely tidy & clean on the surface level; I am admittedly a germaphobe so maybe these are things other ppl wouldn’t notice. I still gave it 5 stars because it is a totally comfortable, adorable place, with a bunch of places to sit outside, located right near an awesome street & cool restaurants. Also: beach is only 20 minute walk away. I walked down almost every night. Best part: there is a Pilates tower/reformer in the room below the guest house (which you can use), along with some weights, a Pilates jump board, and washer/dryer. It was awesome to have that available, as I was there for an entire month. Lastly, it felt very safe. There is literally no way to get into the courtyard area between the guest & mail houses, or into the guest house itself, without a key. There’s a high fence around the whole property. This is also in a good neighborhood 3 blocks from the grocery store. Bottom line: I would def stay here again. Thanks Jodie & mark! (Ps. I also had a random celeb sighting in the courtyard 😂😂 but don’t get your hopes up because it was a bit random).