My girlfriend and I stayed here for the week of 4th of July this year. First of all, let me say that we had an excellent stay and we had a lot of fun in LA. Mary's place is in an great location, everything is a short drive away: the beach, LA downtown and Hollywood. The bed is comfortable and the guest house has everything you might need for staying in LA. I'd like to especially callout how grateful we are for so many sets of towels as they were very useful when going to the beach or just using the pool.
There was one thing that kept bugging us throughout the stay, though: a feeling of lack of privacy. The blinds on the first floor were transparent, so you could see inside of the place when it's dark outside. That itself isn't too bad, until you consider that you have to go next to the front door to get to the bathroom (my girlfriend and I both sleep naked). Secondly, the host kept checking up on us when we were together in the jacuzzi, to the point where we couldn't really enjoy it.