My husband and I wanted to make a family trip to Los Angeles--having lived there over 20 years ago, and we thought it would be fun to show the kids around. When Cory mentioned using AirBnB I have to admit I was a bit nervous...but with each email from Elen, the owner of the "Cool Pad in the Hollywood Hills", my mind was put more and more at ease. She was great at answering any of our questions promptly and fully and her fun personality definitely came through!

The apartment was wonderful, it was indeed right smack dab in the Hollywood Hills! People were taking cabs to get photos of the Hollywood sign and it was right outside our door! The apartment was in a very nice, safe area and it was wonderfully spacious and clean with old fashioned charm. We were delighted to see there was some food waiting for us in the fridge and even a few bottles of wine at our disposal! My favorite area was the terrace off of the bedroom--french doors opened up to a very private little place where we could sit and enjoy our morning coffee. A big bonus was the washer and dryer that were basically right outside our door, we were able to use it any time.

You can see our photo's of the apartment here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelagogo/sets/72157627343959010/

We even did a video tour here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HaHU-9w7yg

Ellen and Michael were wonderful hosts, very friendly and there any time we needed anything. We are hoping someday soon we'll get to go back to the Cool Pad in the Hollywood Hills! :-)