If you as a potential guest are looking for a quiet place to lay your head while enjoying the Aesthetics, this really is the place for you. The Casita is beach themed, very beautiful and well-maintained, modern, and comfortable. Within just a 3-mile radius you will find any and every store, restaurant, and food type in existence, everything from mom-and-pop to fast-food, banks, grocery stores, the works. It is a cool half-mile walk from the beach, and only 8 blocks away from Sand Dune park which is perfect for kids, walking your dogs, or exercise. Twice monthly House cleaning is included at no extra charge! There’s also a gardener that comes on Saturdays. This was our first time staying with Neva, my wife toy poodle and I. I was hired for a job that required training in LA for 8-12 weeks, and therefore needed a flexible, medium-term solution. I sent Neva a message explaining all the details of our trip, and from the start she was communicative and understanding regarding our needs. When it came time to leave our listing early she changed the reservation right away without any penalties. Neva is very involved with the management of her listing and comes to check on it regularly. She lives only a few blocks away and is available continuously. During check-in she me at her Casita and walked me through the house. I would say that Neva has a lot of rules regarding the use of her property, but she lays them out very clearly in writing and none of them are unreasonable. There are a great number of trees and plants in the front of the house and Neva sends someone to water them every day, either she herself or a kid neighbor. Neva’s listing is also price-marked depending on if you are 1 or 2 people, and generally does not allow dogs, however Neva was great and let my wife and dog to come visit on the weekends at no extra charge. When we wanted to have my wife and dog remain for the duration of my stay, Neva agreed right away to bring them on board at a reduced charge to “keep the family together.” :-) Her property is across the street from a Chevron Refinery, but it is not loud at all and in fact produces a pleasant white noise which makes the neighborhood very peaceful. Street parking is easy to find, but street cleaning on Tuesdays and Fridays means you cannot leave your car unattended when you leave town. Having said that, Neva’s neighbor Nancy, who helps manage the property when Neva leaves town, is an A+ champion and offered us to leave our car parked in her driveway when we needed to. She was also amazing when Manhattan Beach had a power surge and we were left without power, and no point did we feel isolated or un-taken care of because Nancy was there bringing us whatever we need and working with repair people to...