We had a fantastic stay in Venice Beach - the apartment was immaculate and full of helpful amenities and we enjoyed the patio. Rita is a wonderful and attentive host - she was there to welcome us and checked in repeatedly to make sure we were doing well - and also helped address the only issue we ended up having (loud music from a neighbor, which disappeared two minutes after we contacted Rita!). The location is ideal - just steps from the beach with most of Venice/Marina del Rey accessible by foot and with parking onsite - the only consideration is its location on Pacific Avenue, which does have a little noise on weekend evenings, but nothing serious (and the fans in the apartment block most of it out at night). Solid bet if you want a relaxing, easy LA beach stay.