Enjoying the first cup of coffee in the morning while hummingbirds drank from the banana tree flower beside the dining room window will stay with us always. My wife and I, plus our adult daughter and son who were in and out, could not have had a better experience than feeling that Elen's "Cool Pad" was our own home for several days while we caught up with old friends in and around the Hollywoodland neighborhood. Elen thought of everything to make us feel welcome and well-supplied on our first night and for the next few mornings, before we chose to get some breakfast and lunch things for ourselves from the Beachwood Market just five minutes walk away. We appreciated the impeccable cleanliness, comfortable beds, wi-fi signal and cable tv, washer/dryer access, and the ease of coming and going on the first floor. The off-street parking space in the driveway was another serious plus, given that we needed a rental car for our family visit and the streets of Beachwood Canyon are normally filled with the parked vehicles of full-time residents. The "Cool Pad" feels like "our spot" in Hollywood now, and we seriously intend to return.