Amazing location!

You can’t ask for a better location: the apartment is one block from Venice beach, and one block from the Venice canals, and convenient to Venice shops and restaurants. It was very easy to move in and out of the apartment, with a convenient off-street parking space behind the building. Linda is a great host and was very responsive. We also appreciated her "green" touches: easy recycling, no single-use bottles, etc. Yay!
The apartment itself is very clean and comfortable with a very well-equipped kitchen, and a spacious deck in the back for our exclusive use. Great office space too (unfortunately, we had to work). This is an urban setting, with a somewhat busy street in front, and neighboring buildings close by, but things quieted down at night. The bedrooms are away from the street and we did not hear outside noise. The owners, who live upstairs, take pains to be quiet at night. The only minor disadvantage to the apartment is that it does not get a lot of natural light--but we got to work on the deck!
Overall a great stay – we loved being so near the ocean!