Karen and her adorable dog Monkey were absolutely the best hosts. The artist studio is well furnished and clean and it had everything we needed. Her back yard is really lovely too. Karen gave us some really great restaurant recommendations on East Broadway called The Attic and The Firkin Pub and Grill that have really good food, great service, and outdoor seating where they allow dogs. Overall our visit to Long Beach was wonderful and I would definitely stay at Karen’s artist studio again.