Two of us stayed at the home when we were in town for a weekend wedding. Guesthouse located behind Josie's private home on a quiet residential street. To enter, you'll go through two gates to get to backyard. I felt bad returning to the guesthouse because the sound of the gates would always disturb Josie's dogs in her home and I was concerned about the noise! Street parking is very easy. About a 10 minute drive from downtown Long Beach, but otherwise not very walkable to bars/restaurants. It was a fine place to crash and I had a rental car so did not feel limited.