Ultimately a poor value. This is a hard review to write, as I've stayed at dozens of airbnbs (I travel for work) and have had mainly great experiences. this one was different.
It's an expensive proposition, at over $1000/night, and therefore inherits expectations to match. I brought my family down from Oregon to stay with me for a month and we thought we'd splurge on a nice place.
The big selling points are there: beautiful old Hollywood vibe, great pool, hot tub and patio. It's pretty enchanting. It's in the details everything falls short. The house feels generally neglected. For example, in the kitchen everything (aside from the celebrity photos) feels like items found on people's lawn to give away. I wish I was exaggerating. The fridge, range and dishwasher were all in various states of disrepair. We had to buy silverware, glassware, kitchen towels and other kitchen supplies. Several of the lights in the kitchen didn't work. No cleaning supplies were provided, however I found an old broom outside. We had to buy a dustpan. The barstools and chairs needed repair when we arrived. Half the outlets in the house didn't work. Everything is dated, but not in a cared-for-nostalgic way, more like the house is a storage place for unwanted items. it's all super basic and not what I come to expect from an Airbnb experience -- let alone any of the niceties or personal touches I've come to look forward to at other stays. Location is a toss-up and really subjective - amazing views but very narrow, steep and dangerous roads, and not really walking distance to anything unless you're outfitted for a hike. On the flip-side it's nice as a getaway if you don't want to go anywhere. There were several neighbor parties late in to the night and early morning on weekends so noise can be an issue. The hot tub didn't work for the first few days (unfortunately happened to be 4th of July weekend) and took a lot of back and forth to get it going. Sergio was generally slow to respond, said things were ordered for the house but they never showed up. When we reported on all the issues above, he told my wife "I wish I would have known" - I'm sorry, we're not getting paid to inspect the property and advise on what it needs to be a successful rental, I think that's the property managers job. We asked for a late check out the day before our arrival but he didn't respond till the next day two hours after we were expected to check out...
Most of the time there is great pride in one sharing their home with others.... And it wouldn't take much for this place to be a really great experience. it's just not there yet.