We very much enjoyed our stay at Raiza's home which had a lovely ambiance and beautiful Mediterranean style and a spectacular towering cacti just off the balcony. Our stay was in mid-October so the landscape was looking a bit dry but I imagine in Spring and early Summer the bougainvillea fringing one end of the balcony must be especially lovely. The location is very convenient to downtown Hollywood and our communication with the host was excellent and she was most accommodating. The neighborhood is part of the Whitely Heights Historic District where many old Hollywood stars once lived including Rudolph Valentino (who may have occupied the house in the 1920s), Barbara Stanwyck, W.C. Fields, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, William Powell, Tyrone Power, Ellen Pompeo, Gloria Swanson, Rosalind Russell, Judy Garland, and Marlene Dietrich.