I stayed at Claudia's studio apartment for 6 nights and would highly recommend it! First the location is amazing. Most Airbnb's are located close to the 3rd Street Promenade - in the heart of the busiest and noisiest tourist section of SantaMonica. Claudia's apartment is located on 15th Street and Broadway - straight east of 3rd Street Promenade (and the beach). The street is incredibly quite street (I lived in Santa Monica for many years and was amazed at how quiet this street was!) yet still only a short 12 blocks / 3 min drive away from the activity. Of course along the drive/walk/bike to the Promenade and beach is lots of restaurants along the way on both Broadway and Santa Monica streets. Another benefit to the location - if you are driving to somewhere else in LA, you don't have to drive though the significant tourist traffic to get there or to the freeways.
The building was also incredibly quiet too - no neighbor noise whatsoever. Also, the apartment is one block from Santa Monica's local health food Co-op grocery store which also has fresh juices, hot and cold food bar. Everything is sourced from local farmers. If you are a health food/organic person - you should definitely visit out the Co-op (they also have a big raw section).
The apartment was cozy and comfortable with lots of personal decor touches. So many Airbnb's in the area are sterile and only a room to sleep in. Claudia's was warm and friendly. The bed was beyond comfortable! It is sleep heaven between the quiet and comfy bed. The bathroom was well stocked with shampoo, toothpaste, soap, etc. There is not a blow dryer however, so that is one item to remember to bring with you. The kitchen has all the basics. Even though a studio, there is substantial dresser and closet space as well as ample living area. I had lots of luggage from a 12 day trip and was not crowded or cramped at all.
As with most Santa Monica apartments, it does not have air conditioning. Unless it's 90+ degrees on the beach (which is not that often) it's really not needed. Ofcourse, despite being the end of October, the temperatures reached 90+ degrees for many days Even though there is a ceiling fan, it was not sufficient to keep me cool at night at those high temps. Claudia was kind enough to bring me a large fan which did the trick perfectly.
Claudia was a terrific host! She responded very quickly to all of my inquiries before and during my stay and was so pleasant and gracious during all of our communications. I would definitely stay in the apartment again for future visits.