Rob's place is a great spot in Venice. It was roomy for my girlfriend and I and my brother. It didn't make us feel like we were on top of each other. The inside of the place was big and had a lot of natural lighting. There are skylights on the ceiling in the studio and also the bathroom. It was nice having our own outdoor space to chill and relax. The bed was super comfortable and the bathroom was spacious and nice. Also the place was filled with things leftover from previous guest. Like soaps and bathroom products, medicines, and food. Venice boardwalk/beach is within walking distance (20 min) as well as a main road (I don't remember the name, 10-15 min) with shops and food places. The community was really awesome and to walk through it and see the different artwork and unique houses was relaxing even at late at night.

To make it clear this is a studio that seems to be built on the back of an apartment complex where there probably used to be parking (that back wall above the fire pit/table is a hinged garage door). The entrance in is in an alley and is well lit at night with lights over the different key pads. Even coming back at night after forgetting to leave on any lights everything was comfortably lit. With this being the back of an apartment complex the area around the porch is used as storage and even though it is blocked off somewhat anyone from these apartments can easily slip around this blockage and come onto the back porch. One thing I didn't like is that the only interior light is all the ones on the ceiling and is on the same switch as the outside lights. The ceiling lights are able to be dimmed (which is good because there is a lot of them) and its possible to only have the outside lights on, but it is impossible to have just the interior lights on and the outside lights off. Also somethings in the pictures are older than the are in the pictures. The California and American flag are really sun faded and the bikes were little rusted as well as the fire pit. Other than that I enjoyed saying at Rob's place and loved were it is nestled in Venice. Defiantly would stay there again if I were to visit Venice again.