Chris's place was great, in a great location (we had a rental car), and suited our needs. He left us a couple waters in the mini fridge and a welcome snack, beach/bath & hand towels to use, allowed use of washer/dryer, and refilled hand towels and toilet paper sometime around second day, which was unexpected and nice.
Overall the place and bed sheets etc were clean, and the back yard with fire pit was very nice (though we didn't use the fire pit, it was ready with wood and would have been great if we were home enough to have time to use it)
Admittedly, though, one thing was I forgot there was no ac, so it was just a little warmer than I expected (there is a fan inside, and also a window fan which helped). During the day it was a little toasty but we weren't home much in the daytime anyway so it wasn't so bad. In the evening of course Cali weather cools down enough it was much more comfortable - I personally was mostly fine since I usually run cold, but my husband and daughter seemed a just a little warm.
Chris was responsive to a few questions I had for him during the stay as well. We didn't run into the home owners at all during the stay so it was quite private (not to say I would have minded meeting them), and check in was flexible and easy peasy.
The flexibility was really great, and was one of the main reasons I booked here, since our flight arrived in the morning, and we had our 13mo old, so we wanted to get settled as soon as we got in.
Nice quiet neighborhood, the street parking in front of the house was fine - plenty of spots, and free. Location was great- less than 10 mins drive from Venice beach and Santa Monica, maybe 25 mins from LAX. Many good places to eat in the area. Would recommend, and would stay again if the opportunity arose.
Thank you, Chris!