This spacious and stylish ground floor apartment was in a larger building at the back of Patrick's property in Venice. The entry via a locked gate in the driveway and another gate opening to a small patio at the entry to the apartment gave us plenty of seclusion and security. Patrick provided extensive and clear directions for arrival and was quickly responsive to all texts. He met us on the street and gave us a tour of the place and left us to enjoy our vacation. He found some left items and promptly agreed to mail them to us. (Thanks - I always seem to leave something behind.)
The interior design was crisp, clean and modern featuring polished cement floors, spacious rooms and plenty of light. There were two couches in the large sitting/dining area, a very well laid out and equipped kitchen (as our professional chef future son in law noted). We enjoyed cooking meals here, but found the one small cafe type table a bit cramped for dining.
There is a large bathroom. Patrick provided extra fluffy towels, hair dryers, etc. The bedroom had a huge closet and dresser for clothes, a super comfortable king sized bed and lights and tables on both (!) sides of the bed (amazing how few places offer this basic amenity). The patio outside the main entry had a picnic table and lounge seating, although we didn't spend much time there.
This was a great base for trips to the beach and other attractions along the west side of LA. The residential street was quiet and we were well set back anyway. We found on-street parking either right in front of the house or reasonably close. We could walk to stores on Lincoln Blvd, a major thoroughfare and both Venice Beach and Santa Monica were easy drives. Driving in LA generally is intense at peak times, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that It took us only about 20 minutes to drive to the airport on a Wednesday morning at 7am.