Cute original southern Californian bungalow, truly a few steps to the beach, and plenty of local eats and drinks. This was our young families home base for 5 nights for LA sightseeing adventure (Floridians with our beach down the road w/ 75+deg water temp so we really didn't come for the cold beach life). Michelle & Mark are hosting professionals. This isn't a retiree property trying to earn a few bucks on the side. You get thoughtful interior design and treatments plus coordinated and consistent linens; no yard sale mismatch vibe here. Michelle and Mark respond promptly to all contacts and at all hours of the day. Even if you don't stay here, you'll likely be satisfied renting any of their properties. House is great location, basically equidistant to Hermosa/Redondo south to Santa Monica north and LA east. We have children ‹10yo and so staying this close to Venice turned out to be a bit unnerving. Really a better stay for young adults or parents of late teens; Santa Monica would have been better for us. The house is very old, so be prepared for quirks. Like the printed label stuck on the wall above the one toilet in the house that says " Please no toilet paper in the toilet". So without a bidet either, you know what that means!! Electrical outlet to the washer/dryer didn't work, but luckily a temp fix was available in the form of a 20' extension cord that allowed us to drape wiring through the kitchen for power (no running in the halls kids when washing clothes). House feels much bigger than it is. Minus having only 1 bathroom, there is plenty of space for a large family or two couples close enough they don't mind sharing toilet paper in the trash can :) The parking spots are likely more valuable then the house itself and absolutely great amenity if you drive like we did. No worries of odd sharing of spots with other tenets, just in and out like at home (unless home is LA!). With all the homeless camping around this part of LA you do generally feel safe here. Big fence with gate to access the backyard to the house. Though have a stool handy or someone at least 6 feet tall to reach the latch on the back. I'm a bit of an architecture fan boy and part of our visit included self guided tours to LA's many gems. Unfortunately this cute little house's neighborhood is full of nondescript, not well maintained 3 story plus condo boxes. You will hear every conversation with the neighbors on both sides even with windows closed. This little bungalow really carries the torch for the couple of blocks of units around it (so keep renting it so it continues to have a long life where it belongs). Refreshing, and large for LA, front and back yards to chill out. Played The Guessing game with my little girl under the ball strand lights in the backyard one of the evenings; memory for life now. We went everywhere while staying here and it never felt far away, even with the traffic joys; Pasadena/Burbank/San Fernando and Whittier for Back to the Future locations, to Hermosa for custom ice cream sandwiches, to LA for The Broad, California Science Center and Petersen Museums to Palisades, Westwood and Silver Lake for Eames and Neutra classics. We really enjoyed our stay; if you see a newly listed property from Michelle & Mark with little to no reviews yet, take a chance like we did and you'll enjoy your stay too.