Akiko's house is well situated in Santa Monica: about 10 minutes walk to the metro and also close to bus lines. We stayed here three nights. On the second and in the thrid day of our trip we had a car and Akiko let us park in her driveway. Two shared (clean!) bathrooms are available so we never had to wait if we needed to use the bathroom. Akiko is a very friendly woman. A big plus: her amazing beautiful dog!!!
We would definitely come back on our next trip to LA!