Thereza was a phenomenal Airbnb host. She were extremely hospitable and friendly. Her home is beautifully furnished, and our room was extremely spacious.
At first we had a hard time finding the home -- primarily because we weren't familiar with the neighborhood and its house numbering system. In Thereza's neighborhood, do check the side of the curb immediately in front of the houses for the house number -- we almost walked in on the wrong house in our search for Thereza's home.
But beyond all this, our stay was extremely comfortable and quiet. Her neighborhood looked and felt extremely safe. Nearby Santa Monica was a beauty.
Thereza's home is immediately off a freeway, and is generally central to many of LA's finest neighborhood attractions.
Do check out the Santa Monica Pier, West Hollywood, Beverely Hills, and Malibu while you're there (visit El Metador beach for some beautiful views, and then work your way back through Zuma beach [for white-sand beach areas], and then finally Point Dume [check out the Point Dume hiking trail -- park at the 2-hour parking spaces at Cliffside Drive. Beautiful sunset views]).
Make sure to also try out Leo's Taco Truck on La Brea for some cheap late night eats. 15 minutes away, and we ordered over 20 tacos over two days. The Al Pastor, Chicken, and Carnita Tacos were amazing. IIRC, it was $1.5 per taco (small, but delicious); lineups may exceed 30 minutes though!
Thereza has a lovely dog -- Zico (Zee-coh). He's very sweet and friendly and may let out a few friendly barks before meeting you.
There is a shared bathroom, and we didn't run into any issues with making this work -- despite hogging it for the better part of 1-2 hours every morning for 4 days. Truly felt like a private washroom for us (it's right outside our room).
It was a pleasure to meet Thereza, and to stay at her home. We'll certainly consider staying at Thereza's place on our next trip to beautiful LA. Thank you Thereza for making our stay so enjoyable :).