It was very nice of Karen to accept our last minute booking request. We requested the apartment at 10 am and checked in at 6 pm same day. However, this didn’t give Karen enough time to pay attention to the living room rug that was full of hair and dust. The apartment is very close to galleria mall, Costco, target, Whole Foods, and two major highways that can take you the Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, LAX or Universal Studios. The host was very responsive to all my questions and requests. Karen lent me a vacuum to clean the rug and gave me extra needed towels. I didn’t have an access to the garage and it was inconvenient for me to park on the street that allowed only 2 hrs parking 8 am-6 pm. I had to buzz Karen every time I needed to access the main building but this means the place is very safe and Karen always remotely opened the door for me. The TV is in the size of a small PC monitor, however, it had all cable channels you can think of and the internet was free and fast. The apartment had only a small office fridge. The furniture was outdated and not so comfortable but what helped that Karen lent us an air bed for an extra guess. Despite the loud noise of the air conditioning, I still felt grateful that I have one during the August heat. We had to leave one day early and Karen was very flexible with that and refunded us the last night fare. Overall this place would have been perfect if it was cleaner and renovated especially the main building hallway carpet that smelt so terrible that I had to hold my breath every-time I entered the building.