Claire's private second floor space is in a great area, just off the main drag of Glendale Blvd. with lots of appealing spots within walking distance - coffee shops, restaurants, a liquor store, bank, yoga - you name it! in a pretty cute little neighborhood. Claire proved herself to be an excellent host almost instantly - I couldn't find the address when we arrived and emailed her for help. She called me back within seconds and guided me to the apartment. To get to the apartment itself you walk down a long driveway, through a metal gate and toward the backyard. There you're greeted by a very cool little private patio area, complete with a pergola and big cushion-y chair. There's a two-car garage right next to it, and you climb up a flight of stairs to get to the second level living space. Very cool, being up high like that. The apartment inside looks pretty recently redone with modern furniture and a nice open plan, and lots of windows letting in plenty of natural light. It's a fairly large size room divided up into sections - a modern queen size bed in the near corner behind a room divider and a kitchen area in the far corner with lots of thoughtful touches - a microwave, a toaster over, coffee maker, a sink and some cabinets with glassware - even coffee grounds and filters! The full size fridge is against the other wall, and it's a bit noisy, but it's huge and can store all your goodies. Claire even left us a big jug of water inside. The bathroom was great; a separate little room with the toiler and sink, and another small area for the shower with a new showerhead and good pressure. Lots of towels....Even shampoo and body wash. Thanks! In the middle of all this is the living area, with a nice modern pub table with stools and a small sectional sofa by the wall area separated from the sleeping area by a screen. As mentioned, the garage is underneath this living area so on some mornings you’ll hear the garage door opening around 7:30 – it’s noticeable but short and not too annoying...we only heard it once, so no big deal. I appreciate that Claire mentions in the listing that there is no WiFi, but in fact there is - it's just somewhat spotty. My wife had no issues connecting on her tablet, but my laptop took forever. Still, that's fine, because we were not expecting it so I consider it a bonus to have it at all. I just went down the street to a coffee shop like I was going to anyway. So kudos to the host for not overpromising something. The street is sometimes busy, and parking can be tricky, but relative to other parts of LA, it's really not a bad deal at all, plus you can walk to so many things. Bon Vivant on Glendale is great for drinks. We really...