Merrie and family's house is well located to the places we wished to visit at the tail end of our LA trip. Most places including places of interest and shopping were within 40mins drive i.e. Santa Monica Beach, Universal Studios, Long Beach, Thousand Oaks. We were travelling with our 2 boys and it was just sufficient for the 4 of us but I can imagine that it can get a little too cramped if our boys were a little older. We needed a washer and i had neglected to check that Merrie's place did not offer one but a laundromat was a 5mins drive away hence it was not much of an issue. We spent 5 nights at Merrie's and would have loved to cook more but as it was a studio, we kept to simpler and smell-free meals.
We all slept well at Merrie's as the bed and sofa bed were very comfortable though it is to note that the place did not have any black out curtains. We also had to improvise by covering up some parts of the window as there was a spot light from the building across that was shining right at the sofa bed. It did not bother us after we improvised.
All in all a very comfortable stay that is reasonably priced. I would highly recommend Merrie's to small family travellers like ours!