Paula was very quick to respond both before and during my stay in her house. My family and I really enjoyed staying at her house. Her house is beautiful, and the pictures that Airbnb shows are exactly what her house looks like. We really like the fact that we can see the "Hollywood" sign every morning while cooking and taking our breakfast. The neighborhood is very nice and quiet as well. Paula also let me invite a couple friends to have barbecue in her patio. Yes, there is a huge patio and a griller where you can barbecue/cook. As what other reviewers has written, there is a lack of light in her house, and I was actually surprised that we only live on the other half of the house. I rented her house with an expectation of having the whole house, but apparently her daughter lives on the other half of the house and it was separated by a door with a lock in the livingroom. It was not a huge problem though, perhaps it should be written in the description as well.