I stayed 3 nights in LA and had to move to different locations each time because the things I wanted to do were in complete opposite parts of LA. I told Thomas I needed to go from Santa Monica to his place and he immediately offered to pick me up. Then, the following morning, he took me to the Icehouse Canyon trailhead which was a decent distance away. Thomas is an awesome host and quite knowledgeable and traveled. I highly recommend staying at his house. Oh yes, speaking of, his house is very secure and the room itself had a flat-screen with tons of channels and a mini fridge filled with water bottles.