Leaving in this gorgeous apartment after 43 wonderful days could not have made my husband and I sadder.
The location is perfect because everything is close by: grocery stores, the beach, Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, Venice Beach, Muscle Beach and the Skate Park, Marina Del Ray, Abbott Kinney, all kinds of restaurants, bars, shopping centers, beautiful parks, car/bike/surfing rentals, beauty salons ... you name it!
The space is just right for two people, it's very cozy and comfortable. The internet was so fast and we had cable! The bed was so comfortable too. The apartment came with a walk-in closet and a bathtub (so important for my long studio days). The open kitchen was fully equipped, the tv room was so comfortably cozy and we had access to a laundry room in the facility. We had a parking spot too and front and back street entrances.
Denise and Eric were so quick to cater to anything we needed so they could not have been more responsive, warm, friendly and helpful. Terrific hosts. I even requested they send a lady to clean the apartment (since the stay was for a month and a half), so they did for no extra charge. They even said we could checkout at any time on the checkout day (even though the deal was at 10 am) and they let us keep our bicycles to the next day so we could come back and get them since we didn't have space in the car.
Only hiccups to this apartment were that 1) there isn't direct sunlight so we never knew what the weather was like outside until we actually opened the door and stood outside and 2) you can hear anything the neighbors did whether it was an intimate night in or whether it was light snoring. They still are very very friendly neighbors and lastly 3) Not pet friendly.
I would rate this place a 4.75/5 since sunlight is the most important point for me but that's JUST me.
You need to rent this space because I promise you it had such a nice energy to it