A truly unique place in Venice - it's even nicer than the images look. Me, my wife and three kids ages 1-6 stayed for two weeks and the house truly felt like home away from home. The neighborhood is calm, but the pulse and stores/convenience of Rose Blvd is a block away, and Abbot Kinney (a 5 minute walk) is also really close by. We walked to the beach (8-10 minutes) almost every day, no real need for a car unless for those days when we needed to go into town to see the rest of Los Angeles.
Flake has the best breakfasts, and is literally just 1 minute away. We walked there 3-4 times a week for breakfasts. A massive Whole Foods is further up the road on Rose, and shopping there requires bike or car, but for those late night snacks or other things that we forgot to buy during the day, Simon's is just up on Rose next to Flake and is open until 11 PM.

Elena was the perfect host, she even fixed us a separate comforter for our baby crib so our 1 year old could sleep comfortably. The toiled got clogged one day during our stay, but Elena called a plumber within minutes, and a few hours later when we came back from the beach the problemwas solved.
The back yeard is truly amazing - it's BIG and we played soccer with the kids there in the shade under the trees, or played in the swing, the days when it was too hot mid day.
All everyday things was handled by Elena's neighbor Margaret, and that set up worked perfectly. Margaret and her daughter (same age as our kids) came by whenever we needed anything, and the kids even really hit it off and we had play dates for hours - it was truly like being a part of the neighborhood. Can't wait to come back.