Once again after very little research into local neighbourhoods I feel we were extremely lucky to have found this hidden gem. A 5 minute walk (perhaps not even that) to Abbot Kinney a wonderfully eclectic part of Venice, a short cycle ride to the beautiful Californian beach and short drive to down town Santa Monica.

The apartment is small but perfectly formed and is beautifully designed, I think still with some original features. The apartment is a guest house to the back of the hosts, Sarah's, own property. Very clean with a comfortable bed, and in that location, what more do you want.

Sarah was a generous host, with snacks available and a fully stocked toiletries cupboard. It felt like Sarah had thought of everything and no detail had been forgotten.

She was very flexible on timings as our plans changed and LA traffic got the better of us.

I hadn't realised until we got there that this apartment was up some stairs and was above a ground floor apartment where other guests were staying. This was not a problem for us and it was nice to meet some other holiday makers, however, I was very concious that every little noise we made could be heard downstairs particularly when they were early to bed and early risers compared to us. I didn't want to ruin their stay by being noisy.

The off-street parking was a god send for our huge car and I'm only sorry we didn't get a chance to use the bikes that were on offer.

Thank you for hosting us Sarah.