The location of this home is great. It’s right next to Santa Monica and Venice and down the street from the Mar Vista farmer’s market. We did enjoy the size of the home, the kitchen and the pool; however, there were a couple of issues that prevented us from having a better time.
The biggest issue is that there is no central A/C. We thought this wouldn’t be an issue but it turned out to be very uncomfortable in the home for a majority of the time. The solution was giant fans that the owner had throughout the house. These were bulky and loud and kept us up all night. However, when they were off, it was just humid and uncomfortable. We kept windows and doors open all day (and tried to keep bugs from coming in) but of course at night preferred them to be closed for safety. No matter what we did, we just couldn’t get comfortable. In fact, my husband and I woke up most nights hot and uncomfortable and we felt like we needed to shower multiple times per day. Luckily we weren’t home many days during the day.
Second and smaller issue was the lack of amenities in the bathroom. There were no hooks to hang towels (accept one small ring for hand towel by the sink). So we had to hang our towels over doors and on drawer hooks. Very messy. There was also no shower curtain which caused water to get on the floor often while showering. While we like that sort of open shower concept, it just wasn’t practical. Also, when we arrived there was a used bar of soap with a piece of hair on it. Also no toothbrush holders, no simple amenities etc. there was however plenty of toilet paper and paper towels, and regular towels for shower and pool. So that was much appreciated.
We really enjoyed the kitchen - love the double oven (one is small for quick cooking) and all kitchen needs were met.
We brought our service dog and are super appreciative of how dog friendly they are.
We also really enjoyed the pool. It was heated and shallow and our 2 year old loved it.
Parking was easy when we had visitors and overall we felt safe.
I wanted to give this a 5 star but for the price and the air conditioning situation, we felt it wasn’t a 5 star experience.
I see many comments on this listing about the air so maybe the owners will consider this in future improvements. I would recommend this space if during fall, winter or spring but not in the summer, and esp during these unpredictable heat waves.