Joanna’s place was a perfect location for us because it is only a block away from where my daughter and her family live (their place is small and there were four of us). Joanna met me when I checked in and she was very nice and personable. She checked in with me a few times over the weekend to make sure everything was fine. She responded quickly to my text when I needed to confirm if I was in the correct parking spot.
It is very close to the metro that will take you down to the Santa Monica pier or to many of the concert venues. There is s grocery store, Starbucks, and a wide variety of other small restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance. I highly recommend The Dough Room (Italian food) and Scoops (ice cream). There are many other places that I have been to and are really good, just can’t remember the names, usually I refer to where they are located and the type of food. :)
The apartment was a nice size, good size bedrooms with comfortable beds and the living area very roomy with plenty of seating in the living room and dining room for everyone. The kitchen is not huge, but still plenty of room to cook and clean up easily. The dining table is large with six chairs and I had planned to have a family dinner there because it had plenty of room for all of us, but we went out instead. There are nice big windows for light and a nice breeze, although there is no view. She has a nice little patio with a table and 2 chairs, although I didn’t get a chance to enjoy it.
The TV has Hulu and Netflix and Joanna provided the internet password too.
The apartment complex has security gates and the apartment has a security door so we felt completely safe, even the first night when I was there by myself.
There is a parking spot that is included, this is invaluable because street parking can be difficult. My husband came the second day with his large pickup truck and it fit in the parking spot, I parked my smaller car on the street.
Great experience, I will definitely consider using her place again.