Kathy was a gracious hostess. She was there when we arrived and gave us our parking pass for the lovely neighborhood in Los Angeles. There was always parking available on the street. The backyard bedroom retreat was very comfortable, A nice touch was having the coffee available in the room so we didn't have to walk to the house in the morning. The desk was a perfect workspace and I spent a lot of time on the couch both reading and catching up on the computer. The private entrance was great and I loved the walkway which contained various local plants in pots. The back yard was well taken care of and I loved waking up in the morning to the sound of the birds outside. I also felt very safe there because motion sensitive lights were placed along the path to the back apartment and you had to enter through a locked gate. Access to the washer and dryer were icing on the cake. We felt like we were at home! And I forgot to mention the fabulous art on the walls of both the big house and the apartment. On previous visits I had disliked LA because of all the wasted time we spent on the crowded freeways, We were centrally located and able to get anywhere we wanted without going on a freeway and were close to 2 shopping malls and numerous fabulous restaurants. Kathy always took the time to chat with us whenever we saw her and we felt completely welcome and lucky to have found this gem to stay in!!!