Arun was a fantastic host. The fridge even had my favorite half n half waiting for me, along with ready-to-make coffee packets. Fresh fruit! Bagels and cream cheese and butter and orange juice!! We felt very welcome immediately. As expected, the apartment was furnished right down to the forks and spoons, and enough laundry soap for us to wash our wet and sandy beach stuff. We needed a couple of extra blankets (we're from the Rockies and like to sleep with the windows open, even in November) and bang! we had extra blankets. The area suffers from shaky internet service, and Arun went out of her way to create a special hotspot for us off of her Ipad. Most memorable was how I decided I didn't need mapquest to find the place since I'd lived in LA thirty years ago. WRONG. So Arun guided me and my flip-phone (going to get an I-phone...I surrender) through the maze of freeways right to her front door. The apartment is perfect for two, a bit small for three, but we had a blast! This apartment is a perfect location for visiting Pasadena, the Rose Bowl, Dodger Stadium, Griffith Park and Observatory...and only a 45 minute drive to Malibu! Highly recommend Arun and her magic apartment. Les from Nashville...