We had a great stay at Kirks. Check-in and check-out was detailed and easy to follow. The bed was very comfortable. The apartment was not as private as we had thought (we could sometimes hear footsteps above and once disturbed Kirk when my girlfriend was walking around in heels), but Kirk and Camille gave us space otherwise, which we appreciated. Both the front porch and back deck are shared spaces with the attached main house, but we had a private front and back entrance. The closet is spacious and includes about 8 hangers and a full-length mirror. My girlfriend made good use of the vanity mirror. The kitchen was well-maintained. We only ate breakfast in the apartment, but it was nice to not have to buy seasonings or condiments for our 5 day stay (i.e. salt, pepper and oil). Our simple eggs/bagel breakfasts were easy to accommodate, though we quickly discovered that the fire alarm is extremely sensitive. Toasting two bagels back-to-back set off the fire alarm consistently, even after trying to shorten the time we toasted the bagels. Eventually, we had a system of one person monitoring the toaster and the other waving a cloth in front of the fire detector (which is in the kitchen) to avoid setting it off. The bathroom was very clean and had all of the necessities--shampoo, conditioner, adequate supply of toilet paper, body wash, soap, towels. We messaged Kirk directly for beach towels, and they promptly left a beach bag and two big towels for us by the front door! The location was great for us, since we wanted to explore a lot of different places (DTLA, Venice Beach/Santa Monica, Malibu, Santa Barbra, Hollywood, WeHo, and Beverly Hills). We took ubers/lyft into DTLA, and travelled without exuberant travel time to everywhere else. We loved the animals in the yard (chickens, a dog, a bird, and a friendly squirrel). We usually slept without disturbance. There was only one morning where there was some type of commotion (possibly construction, but with a weird booming sound) that woke us up, and then we could hear a young child (of the host family) talking excitedly either in the house or on the back deck. Communication was very prompt, except for one instance where we we returned home around midnight to find multiple cars in the driveway. We messaged Kirk immediately, waited a few minutes, then decided to try to find street parking. There were no spots available in a 3-4 block radius, so we eventually returned to outside the gate to wait. About 20 minutes later, Kirk responded and started having his guests leave. The incident delayed us about half an hour in total, though we would have appreciated a heads-up that he was having guests over. All other communication was seamless. We would recommend a stay with Kirk for anyone visiting the LA area with a rental car!