Our host responded very quickly. The house was very spacious for our group of 7. The backyard was beautiful and we had a very easy check-in. The house looked just as pictured, but some upgrades can be made in the house. One of the bedrooms and the bathroom upstairs has a sticky door when closing/opening so whenever someone used the bathroom or when someone came out of that bedroom in the middle of the night, the sound of the door closing and opening would wake us up. The shower drain in the master bedroom drained quite slowly. Also, we couldn't figure out how to turn on the light in the dining area between the kitchen and living space that had the TV, which was unfortunate because this is where we mostly gathered. Not sure if the lights just weren't working or if it was user error.
In the kitchen, the microwave above the oven didn't work, but a separate small microwave was provided. We cooked a bit but there weren't any pots large enough to cook for our sized group. There were also only 6 dinner plates. Luckily we prepared and brought our own plates, baking pan, and pots. Although there was an oven, there weren't any pans provided that can be used in the oven nor were there any oven mitts.
There was just one towel placed for each person, but there weren't hand towels in all of the bathrooms so we had to improvise. There were quite a bit of ants in the living room with the TV. I'm guessing this is because of the hot weather. Maybe you won't run into this issue during the winter/spring months.
The AC system in the house was amazing and the stove was really strong and great for our meals in. The location is kind of far if you're planning on driving to DTLA often - it was 45 minutes to an hour with traffic, but the neighborhood is very safe and quiet and centralized to many eateries. FYI, our phone reception was horrible for some reason (we all have either Verizon/Cricket/AT&T), but the home's WIFI was wonderful.
Besides the items listed above, we enjoyed our stay very much and would come back again.