The Venice Red Bungalow is a true delight and If I could give it ten stars, I would.
Spacious, clean, well-appointed with lots of amenities, in a super location on a beautiful and quiet residential street yet just steps away from Abbot Kinney Blvd and Washington Blvd. You could not ask for a better place to be both close to the beach and handy to downtown LA. My daughter and I stayed 3 nights (wish it could have been more!) and were able to pack in a full day at the beach and a day downtown.
You can walk or bike or rent scooters to get around Venice and Santa Monica. We chose to walk and took the scenic route through the canals (the canals are not be missed) to make our way over to the Venice Pier, then headed north along the beach to Santa Monica. The next day we did a studio tour in the morning (Sony’s was great), walked around downtown in the afternoon following Lonely Planet “Downtown Revealed” city walk, and went up to the Griffith Observatory in the evening to see the sunset and gaze through the telescopes.

Although we did not meet them, the hosts were very easy to communicate with, and check-in and out was very easy.
I look forward to staying at the Red Venice Bungalow again!