Russell has a wonderful townhouse, and the guest room is on the 2nd floor. You are asked to take off your shoes, and not eat in the bedroom. I really appreciated that as I then know that the house is clean and your room is clean as well.
The room is comfortable, homey, immaculate clean, and a great queen size bed that was just the right stiffness for me to get a restful night of sleep. The published picture of the room is very accurate. The décor is tasteful and modern, with a Bob Dylan theme, and there is some added bonuses of the room such as an in-room satellite TV. I believe it's 15-16 inches with a built-in regular DVD player, and there is a good choices of the DVDs in the room for your enjoyment. There is also a wide collection of music CDs inside your room with a clock/CD player. You can even plug in your iPhone/ipod to play on the same machine. Russell has thoughtfully included information in a well-organized binder folder of the area, including local restaurant menus, fun things to do, and bus schedules if you ever need one.
The location of the house is excellent, as you can hop on the freeway in 3 minutes. I can get to Hollywood in the busy LA morning commuter traffic in less than 30 minutes. There is plenty of street parking, as parking is not included. However, I never had to walk for more than 20 steps or so to the house. Although the street is close to the freeway, it's usually not very noisy, and the neighborhood is nice and feels very safe. There is a Whole Foods within a less than 5 minute short walk. Local restaurants are right across the street.
There is full share use of the kitchen and a nice updated washer/dryer. Bring a little bit of your own detergent and softener. Russell has a lot of cooking equipment, although I did not use any. But he was quick to offer full use of his extremely well stocked kitchen.
There is a lot of privacy if you want it, and nothing beats a private full bathroom in your private room, so you don't have to scurry out in the middle of the night and get a robe on, etc.
Russell has a easy going personality, humorous and upbeat.
Thanks Russell, as you are a fine host, and a gentle and fine human being.