I stayed at Calvin's place for two weeks after I got a job in Los Angeles in May 2016.

The room was very spacious, plenty of room for two people to leave all their luggage/belongings. The bed is very comfortable and high, I slept very well. WiFi signal upstairs was solid.

Calvin is a really nice guy! He even let me leave my stuff at the townhouse on my day of checkout because I didn't have an opportunity to move it out to my next apartment before that.

The place is in a really nice, safe-feeling neighborhood near the Santa Monica beach (took me about 5 minutes on my skateboard to get there). There's a Vons literally a block away, pretty convenient.

There are a few things, however, to keep in mind if you're going to stay here:

1) Throughout much of the townhouse, it seems like renovations were at some point started but then stopped. For example, in the bathroom much of the walls don't have any drywall and the insulation is exposed. Where there is drywall in the bathroom, it is not painted. The end result is that you sort of feel like you're using an unfinished bathroom. The same goes for parts of the downstairs, lots of exposed wood with no drywall over it. Not sure if that's a stylistic taste or just a WIP.

2) The bathtub has very high walls (~3-4ft), so if you're an older person you need to be very careful getting in and out. There's nothing to support you to get in or out, so I found myself holding on to the side for support, almost like hopping a fence.

3) While the master BR is quite comfortable, the common areas of the home are not the best for hanging out. The living room doesn't have a couch or anything to kick back on, and there's no cable TV. I found myself spending most of my time in my room since I didn't really feel like there was a good place to hang out downstairs. The lighting downstairs is also quite dim, it was better in the bedroom.

If you're headed to Santa Monica to check out the area and want a nice comfortable room to come back to at the end of the day, Calvin's place will be great for you. If you're looking for a more luxurious type of listing, I'd recommend to keep looking.