Wow, we just loved-loved-loved staying at Casita Clara. It truly is the best location for Venice Beach; close to Abbot Kinney, not to far from the beach. This makes for quiet nights, which is needed after you've been exploring all that Venice and the rest of L.A. has to offer. The place is spacious and homey and have everything you could ask of a vacation home. Be aware that this is the old, classic Venice Beach-style home with all the quirks that come with it. The house is cool and shady in the summer heat and for colder evenings there is a heater in the living room. Lori is the perfect host, open, welcoming and full of laughs - we loved getting to know her and her lovely dog who popped in from time to time for at scratch behind the ears (the dog, not Lori :-) Book this place - you will have a great time here, feeling like a local. We can't wait to be back here!