First and foremost, Monica is a very friendly host, and will do her best to make your stay as good as possible. We really enjoyed chatting with her, too.

The house is in a rural area, which is relaxing and safe. The annoying part of rural was the noise the roosters in the area made all night -- bring some ear plugs if you sensitive to sound like me. There is a little store down the street and a wine bar (we didn't go there though). The house is near the famous Rock Store on Mulholland, where motorcyclists like to hang out.

The room is plain (which is preferable to gaudy or tacky in my humble opinion), and has it's own bathroom and a nice little balcony. The space was very clean. The bed was comfortable enough (I prefer a futon style mattress, so what do I know?).

Monica let us put stuff in her refrigerator and cook in the kitchen (we cleaned up after ourselves). There is plenty of room in her driveway to park.

I would definitely stay with her again when I'm visiting friends and family in the area.