Came to L.A. with family at the last minute and needed a good, clean place to stay. Steve's place totally fit the bill. But, as with all things, there are Pros and Cons
Pros:
-- Great location. Glendale is easy to get to, and the house is near everything you would need from groceries to coffee.
-- Space was clean. In fact, it was pretty much spotless.
-- As described. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, full kitchen
-- Parking. This was a big one for me. I didn't want to try and navigate street parking every night. The spot included for us was right in front which made it super easy.
-- Check-in. Check-in was seamless. We were sent the code to the door (which was super easy to use) and we were able to get in and out with no issues.
-- Shower. The pressure on the shower head is very strong - so if you like strong showers you're in for a treat!
-- The hosts are responsive (see below). They answered texts quickly.
Cons:
-- AC. There is only one AC head unit in the main room and nothing in either of the bedrooms. Because of this setup, if you want to sleep with the door closed the room is going to heat up quite a bit. On the flipside, because of the way the head unit is positioned, a lot of cold air doesn't get into the room and it's actually several (10?) degrees warmer in the bedrooms than the main room - even with the AC set at 65 and fine on high. This could be alleviated with ceiling fans or even a box fan to move the air into the rooms.
-- Noise. The neighborhood is quiet. The same cannot be said for the house. Insulation between the floors and outside is almost non-existant. The upstairs neighbor starts their exercise routine at 615am and involves a series of hard thumps on the floor - jumping? Bouncing a ball? Not sure and I had 45 minutes to ponder it. Regardless, if 615am is not your preferred wake-up time, be aware -- you'll be up. To add insult to injury, we asked if the neighbor could be contacted and asked to either move their routine to another part of the house, or start later, but they did neither. 615am the next day they were back at it. In the morning, there is a lot of fighting coming from somewhere and my kids heard a woman yelling and cursing in Spanish around 8am the 3 mornings we were there. Always a good time.
-- Washing dishes. We were asked before we left to please do our dishes so that the maid could be in and out quickly. While I understand the request, isn't that why there's a cleaning fee and a dishwasher? The rest of the place was spotless. Strip the beds, do the towels and you're done. We didn't dirty many dishes and always leave our places clean, but I thought that request went a little far.
-- Setup. When we arrived we only had 1/2 a roll of TP. While the hosts did get us more the next day (after we asked), there should have been more on hand - especially for a family of 4 coming to stay for 3 days.
All in all, I'd recommend staying here - especially if they can remedy the air flow issue.