Em was a very sweet and bubbly host with lots of tips and information.
Her guest house is in the perfect location within Venice and is a short walking distance from Abbot Kinneys restaurant and shops - there is also a huge Wholefoods 5 minutes walk. The only down side was that the attic room was quite difficult to access as you have to go up and down slim vertical steps and the door is very creeky which wakes others up. Also, the attic was quite cold (there is no heater up there) and due to the torrential downpours it was also very noisy making it difficult to sleep (please note that the weather we had was unusual for LA and this was an extreme circumstance).