We loved the cottage - it's really close to the beach, in a great part of Venice - close enough to the heaving heart of the boardwalk, but tucked away in a quiet, relaxed, friendly street. There are lots of good restaurants within a two minute walk, including The Cow's End, which does brilliant smoothies and sandwiches, and you're not far from the Venice canals and Abbot Kinney Blvd too, both of which are great. We appreciated the fact that we could get rid of our car, and just explore this part of LA, and Lizzie was fantastic to deal with - she made everything really easy and provided lots of great help and info. Much recommended!