Aina's apartment was perfectly located in Santa Monica - walking distance from the pier, from the mall, whole foods, to pretty much everything we needed during our stay. Most importantly however, the apartment is in a quiet enough area to not be effected by any of the street noise or such.

We walked to Venice as well (about 45min) which was a beautiful walk.

The apartment was clean and well equipped. Everything we needed during our stay, we found Aina had provided. The bed was firm and comfortable! Bathroom was equipped with body lotion, shampoo, etc - which was also a nice touch! The highlight was the balcony / terrace, which we could exit onto from the dining room area. It is a shared space, like a courtyard, with other neighbours, with couple of sun beds in front of our door, to enjoy and relax on. We found this area to be very pretty, clean and enjoyable. The neighbours were all lovely too - saying 'hello' and waiving every time we saw anyone.

Aina was a lovely host and stayed in touch with us the entire time during our stay. We arrived early and she took our bags, which made a significant difference for us and our 8 month year old son, as we wondered around for a few hours before our check-in time.... luggage free.

We would highly recommend Aina's place and look forward to coming back ourselves, next time we are in LA.

Thank you very much Aina for your warm hospitality.