This is a fine place to stay if you have a car and you want to stay in this little corner of Mar Vista. The studio is cute and affordable, but not quite the relaxing oasis that I expected based on all of the positive reviews. As others have noted, the pictures a bit out of date-- the studio could use a deep clean and maintenance. One lamp lists to the side, the sheets on our bed were pilling, the bed is not very comfortable, and the bathroom paint looks like it's seen better days. The apartment is generally clean, but some nooks/crannies appear to be overlooked.
While the neighborhood is quiet, whomever lives upstairs stomps around every evening and every morning. Luckily, this tenant appears to be gone a lot, but when this person is home and walking, it is surprising loud.
The most disappointing aspect of our visit was that the apartment had ants in the living area, the closet, and the bathroom. I woke up one morning and found that ants were crawling ALL over my suitcase and my clothes. As a result, I spent one morning of my vacation at the laundromat, which was a bummer. The host was out of town, but she was responsive and she quickly directed me to her assistant. Whomever I called came later that day to clean and she left some ant spray. After liberal use of the ant spray for a couple of days, the ants subsided.
This is a cute and cozy studio and I have no doubt that it is great when it is ant free, but it was a little mixed for us.