Myself and a friend stayed at Zarah's home for 2 weeks on our trip to LA. This has been - by far - one of my best Airbnb experiences! Zarah and her family (her two sons Patrick and Joseph) were hugely hospitable, friendly, polite and welcoming! As Zarah was working, we didn't meet her until the next day, but her son Patrick was at the house waiting for us patiently - even though we arrived 3 hours later than we were supposed to!
We asked where we could find certain places (e.g. Best Buy and the grocery store) and Zarah offered to take us to the two places even though she had just finished a shift at work and was probably tired! We sat down and we talked.. Zarah asked us questions and told us about herself which was very nice.
The description of the house was spot on! It even looked more lovely in person. It was big enough for the both of us to have our own space and the bathroom was an added bonus! We were supposed to take the Flyaway coach from the airport to Union Station, but due to some confusion we had to change plans and got on a bus and trains instead. The house was easy to find and is literally a 5 minute walk from the metro stop. The trains run late and for $20 you can get a 7-day pass to ride both trains and buses so it was very good as we didn't drive.
The neighbourhood was very nice. It was easily accessible to downtown LA as well as to Little Tokyo (which has some great food), Chinatown and Union Station (LA's transport hub).
When we were leaving, Zarah's son Joseph insisted on taking us to the train station with our bags. We said it was fine because we had our train passes but he insisted! It was very lovely for him to do that even though he didn't need to!
If you are in LA and need a place to stay - this is it!
I cannot explain how lovely it was to stay here.. by the end of our time we felt like we were part of the family!
Amazing experience for a great price.. I would highly recommend!
Thank you Zarah, Patrick and Joseph for a great experience!