In Summary:
A for design
A for cleanliness
A for internet speed
C for neighborhood
D for ease of check-in
C- for host experience
My partner and I found the space very well decorated and perfect for a short stay. We wouldn’t recommend it for those hoping for an easy, laid-back experience, for long stays. There are more rules to follow than at a standard hotel (below for more details), communication with the host was very high-touch (mandatory tour and checkin where you review all the many rules of the unit), there’s no onsite laundry, limited natural light, and it’s a bit small at (~650 sqft).
You can tell Kris is very detail-oriented and puts a lot of energy and care into the care and maintenance of her units. However, after a 43 hour travel experience from Europe, my partner was detained in the customs line at LAX unexpectedly for 2 hours. Kris messaged me for updates 3 times in that 2 hour period, which seemed intense but it was 9pm on a Friday so I happily obliged. Upon our exhausted arrival there was a mandatory 10 minute “house rules” tour where we were advised of rules including a no cooking of smelly cuisine or seafood, no drinking of red wine, no visitors, no shoes in the unit, no loud noises, all trash to be taken out after stay etc.
It was surprising and a lot after a long journey. There wasn’t a lot of compassion about our unfortunate travel experience. Just something to be mindful of if you’re looking for something easy!
Other than that Kris was very thoughtful and we were thankful to have been welcome there.