John's house was perfectly located for us - just a few minutes to the canals and about 10 mins to beach and Abbott Kinney. It's a typical bungalow in a quiet neighborhood with lots on close on-street parking. The house is comfortable and cozy. The back patio a big plus. We spent every early evening out there with the fire pit - it was chilly in the evening in November. This is John's house and so the house has more personality, has more tv/sound systems and is well stocked with kitchen stuff - more than a typical rental house. John's things are still in the closets and drawers so a longer term rental might be an issue if you travel with lots of stuff. We were only there a few days so it was no problem. There were 3 of us and the house worked well for us. It was clean and the furniture comfortable. John was a very communicative host and answered questions quickly.