First off,
Thanks Mike and Alba for hosting me. I hope this review helps both the host and travelers get the absolute MOST out of their LA adventure!
I booked this apartment because of the location and from some previous positive reviews.
I have to say that my stay was less than positive. I gave it 3 stars for a few particular reasons. Would have been two but Mike and Alba seem to be very kind people.
The negatives:
1. The apartment was very warm, like uncomfortably warm for a good 8+ hour chunk of the day. So if you are looking for a 9-5, work-from-home spot I would not recommend this place. Unless of course they updated the fans and got a window AC unit.
2. There were some dirty dishes that were stacked with the cleans which only tells me the cleaning team was rushing and likely did not sanitize the place.
3. 4 days in I started to notice these flies popping up everywhere. When I kept having to swat everywhere I looked I contacted Mike and Alba but it took 2 days to get someone over to clean up and take care of the problem, which by that time I had already gone to the store, bought some cleaning spray and spent the next two hours spraying and wiping every corner of the place killing tons of gnats and gnat eggs.
4. When I asked for trash bags and paper towels it took 2 days to get a response yet I never actually got the supplies. (That was two weeks before check out).
The positives:
1. You’re one block from the beach so that was a sweet relief.
2. Neighbors were really nice.
3. There’s a parking spot. (Big bonus in LA)
4. Tons of things to do a short walk away.
This place has so much potential to be such a killer BnB, but unfortunately I felt really let down.
I ended up checking out 4 days early.
I personally was not happy with the place, but if you’re very easy going then this could work for you.