The guesthouse was an okay place to stay but the photos in the listing really need to be updated. I do heavy research when I'm looking to stay at any airbnb. I look at all the photos, read the description from the host and read several of the customer reviews. With that, I was super excited about my choice to stay at this private guesthouse nestled in the back yard of a house in the heart of Echo Park. Unfortunately, I was disappointed when I first walked into the guesthouse. First off there was a old musty smell that my husband and i noticed right away. The bed was not the same as the photo in the listing was; the photo had all white bed linens with a white duvet. Instead, there were dark linens with a red and white duvet cover. There was hair in the bathtub with mold on the tiles and water marks in the sink. I went to wash my hands and found an old, used sliver of a BAR soap (!!!) with no towels to dry my hands. I asked the care taker for some towels and she said that there should be some in the closet, but there is a sign on the closet that reads "Please Do Not Open". She comes in and digs around and finds two navy bath towels all the way at the top. Who knows how long they have been there (she did apologize for there not being any towels). I asked for another bath towel, a hand towel and some wash cloths. She came back with a tan hand towel, a ratty green bath towel and (the kicker) a dingy yellow floral towel that looks like something your grandma had in her kitchen in the 70's. This whole time my husband was excited to get the record player going to listen to some music but it was broken. Also to note, the credenza, record player and nightstand table were all super dusty. There was a bit of confusion on the caretakers end of what day we were coming. Because of all of the above issues, makes me think that the place was not cleaned before we got there. I had to make a run to Bed Bath & Beyond to buy a candle, towels/wash cloths, and hand soap. This is ridiculous since it is expected to have all of these things provided for you when you are paying to stay there. I like to stay in a place that has a "hotel" feel with a personal touch rather than "i'm staying at someones apartment," ie clutter and unfortunately I got the latter of the two. There were old boxes, luggage and band equipment on the lofted beams. There was someones medication, toiletries and other personal stuff in the cabinets in the bathroom. In the listing, there was supposed to be nothing in the fridge except for a brita, instead there is tons of condiments, cheese, old milk etc....