The old saying, “no place like home” is a visceral reality indeed, but to experience that “home” feeling while on the road, staying in an Airbnb is quite something else altogether. For my wife and I who were traveling back to Los Angeles to lay to rest our daughter and my wife’s sister – we prayed that we would find an oasis in the vast desert that is Los Angeles (we lived there for 30 years) Much to our joy, we found that sanctuary in Amy’s Airbnb, located on a sleepy and quiet street in Lawndale. The location could not be more perfect, as Manhattan beach is but a nine-minutes’ drive, and OMG, Trader Joe's but 8-minutes away. Yes, all the things we enjoyed when we lived in L.A.! Traffic, not so much, but our Airbnb experience was remarkable.
Don’t know about you but I savor most of all my morning coffee with a book and newspaper in hand. And to discover that oasis in the backyard of my Airbnb was, to say the least, overwhelming. Akin to the landscaping you would find at a casita in a resort, the peace and the place mediated to us that we are not able to fully express, especially for the nature of our visit.
Sharing with Ms. Amy the nature of our stay, my wife and I were humbled with Amy’s graciousness and care for our comfort and wellbeing; something that anecdotally I do not read often in reviews. But we are compelled to share with others the utmost rejoicing in our accommodations, the beauty of her home, outside and inside, and the intrinsic value of our stay that would compare to staying at a beautiful resort. Yes, such was our experience and we so look forward to staying at Amy’s home again.