We had a lovely time in Venice Beach staying at John and Felicia's place. Though the LA drought broke & we had a bit of rain while we were there, we still found the location great for getting out and about. The apartment was exactly as described, bright and brightly decorated, clean and welcoming.
John and Felicia were very helpful and responded quickly to any queries, including info on a local medical clinic. John called around a number of times even offering a lift to the clinic.
I would make one suggestion - that they might think of leaving a list of info about the local area such as details or recommendations on the closest supermarket, public transport, taxi number, liquor store, medical clinic or place for massage (some of which was quickly provided on asking but I was surprised the info wasn't available already, especially info on a local supermarket). This info could also include an overview of the area eg we discovered a good array of restaurants and sundowner/happy hour bars down near the fishing pier and others would probably benefit from knowing this info. There was a map and an LA magazine but something with more personal info and recommendations would have been great.