I have a very mixed review of this studio, and I am surprised no one else has felt the same. Possibly because their expectations were lower than ours or they went at a warmer time of the year! If you have the right expectations, you'll love this place. If not, you will be slightly disappointed like we were.

Randy and Zuke were friendly and accommodating. The accommodation itself is basic. What you pay for is what you get. If you are happy with this, you will like the accommodation and have no complaints.

The parking is a plus. Zuke was always on hand to move his car to let us out and this sometimes was pretty early. Having towels was nice, so we didn't have to use our own. It was good to have basic cooking facilities even though we didn't use them, a TV and an extra blanket for when it got cold. The WIFI was great and we also liked the orthopaedic pillows.

Unfortunately, we were somewhat disappointed with the quality of the studio. We expected a small cosy studio and the pictures probably made it look a little nicer than it actually was. They are also probably from the summer. We were there in a slightly colder and windier period. The Studio is basically a room converted from part of the garage in the back of the house from what we can see and it feels like you are in a converted garage which isn't very nice. We also probably came at the wrong time. Being Nov, the nights and mornings got pretty cold (no ones fault), luckily there was an extra blanket to help with this, however, the windows let in a lot of draft as they are not solid glass but slates of glass which is great for the summer, not so much for fall or winter, and there is a big gap under the main door. The garden area was covered in leaves and cobwebs, we often walked into a web on the way in and the studio also had a lot of cobwebs and spiders. The bathroom also had some ants.

In terms of the location, it was OK. Was about 15-20 minutes from key locations in LA by car like the Walk of Fame and the Chinese theatre (You can not walk this. It will take an hour or more if you walk. LA is big), 40-50min on the bus. Its about a 10-15 minute drive to The LA Zoo and Griffith Observatory and Hollywood Sign and 30 minutes away from Santa Monica.

We started our trip here and were due to end our travels here. However, we didn't feel comfortable, so we cancelled the second leg and paid a little more, to get something that did make us feel comfortable.