Carolyn’s place was beautiful, cozy, and extremely well-equipped. She has put incredible thought into fitting out the place to have the amenities of a home. There are even lovely books about LA that we spent time poring over.
Be warned though that if the upstairs unit is occupied, there will almost certainly be some audible footsteps. In our case, we had particularly thumpy ones, such that it sounded like there were baby elephants trotting around. If you are a bit of a light sleeper like I am, you may want to bring ear plugs. Additionally, the blinds seem to only block out 70% of the light, so perhaps add an eye mask to your kit. Curiously, just 1 side of the bed was too soft for us, and whichever of us slept there did not get as good a night's sleep.
We generally had no complaints about the security of the place, except for one morning. It is possible that we had forgotten to lock the door behind us the night before. While access to the unit was via a key pad, there was also a keyhole. One morning, we were rudely awakened by jangling of keys, followed by someone opening the door! It was clear we saw each other, and the person quickly left. It was alarming to say the least. We immediately informed Carolyn who responded that she had no idea who it might be, and asked if we had locked the door for the night? So just a word of warning, there are 2 neighboring units (to the side and the upstairs unit), and those guests may mistake this unit for theirs, so remember to lock your door at night. There is also a lovely housekeeper who we met at the orientation, and it is possible that she or someone else has the keys to the units. If you keep these in mind, there is no reason you shouldn’t have an enjoyable stay here.