This compact studio was a pleasant 10-day stay for us because of its proximity to our family, to downtown Studio City (including restaurants and two good grocery stores), and to a beautiful, secluded and quiet residential neighborhood for daily walks. The "casita" is located behind the main house, not connected, and easily accessible from the street. The unit was very clean upon our arrival. The kitchen is, as described, "petite," so we used it primarily for very simple breakfasts and lunches. It's equipped with a small fridge, a two-burner electric cooktop, a small microwave, a simple electric teapot and a small countertop toaster oven... all of which worked very well. (We did not use the available drip coffeemaker.) And there are a few cooking pots.
The "bedroom area" referred to in the description is actually not distinct from the "living area." The bed is a Murphy bed which easily swings down from one wall, consuming nearly half the available space in the studio room.
Likewise, the "dedicated workspace" really isn't, because it simultaneously serves as the TV stand and the dining table. (This would probably not be a place from which to conduct much work. There is no desk lighting, and the office chair seen in some of the photos was not in the unit when we visited.) The table conveniently creates more "living area" space when its drop-leaf is lowered. It's flanked by two quaint, but uncomfortable ladder-back woven-rush chairs. One more chair in the room, a small, rustic design, accompanied by a small side table, might be a good place to read in the daytime, if curtains covering the large sliding doors are drawn back to admit natural light.
The standard sized bathroom includes a generously-sized ceramic tile shower and a large over-sink mirrored cabinet. There is plenty of hot water.
The single wall-mounted HVAC unit, similar to a hotel-room air conditioner, performed well heating the small space through the 40-degree nights of our late-December stay. Blankets on the queen Murphy bed were also OK, though nothing except the decorative bed cover and the sheets actually covered the entire surface of the bed from edge-to-edge or head-to-toe.
Lighting is cozy at night; there is a single lamp bright enough for reading, located at one end of the sofa. During the day, three sun-catchers built into the rustic-style roof brought in a good deal of daylight.
Our stay was cold and included an unusually heavy multi-day winter rainstorm, so we couldn't enjoy the lush garden and patio outside the "casita," but it looked very inviting for much nicer weather. The stylish, but cold tile floor throughout the rug-free unit might be great on Los Angeles' hot summer days, but during our winter stay, we were very glad to have brought thick slippers for indoor use.
There is a small closet, and a multi-shelved cabinet for clothing storage, plus a single luggage rack.
Wifi worked well during our stay, and the TV accommodated our own Amazon device (and accounts) for accessing streaming services.
Private, off-street parking for this unit is excellent and extremely convenient, circumventing the neighborhood's public street-parking restrictions.
Our host greeted us on arrival and was extremely welcoming and responsive, though we had no problems during our stay. Judith even contacted us before our arrival to ask about food preferences, and supplied some welcome grocery staples and wine to get us started. Her small dog was friendly and quiet, despite having us as strangers living in her yard.