My family stayed at Shelley's condo for 6 weeks this summer and it was great! The apartment was large and very nicely furnished, as well as fully equipped with appliances. This really felt like a home away from home! Each of the rooms (including the two bedrooms) even had their own flat-screen TV with DirecTV, and washer/dryer in the unit was very nice.

Despite the proximity to LAX (which wasn't much of a problem with the windows closed), the location was ideal as it was close to some of the best beaches, the marina, Venice, etc. The nice pool downstairs was just one short flight of stairs away.

Everything was handled by the next-door neighbor who acted as a very helpful and friendly host, and came to clean the place every couple of weeks.

Only small downside during that stay was that the Internet access was often rather unreliable - not exactly the fault of the host but the DSL line didn't seem to work very well most of the time. Fortunately the neighbor was able to give access to her own Wifi to help with these issues.

Overall this was a very pleasant experience and I highly recommend it if planning an extended stay in the LA area!