Don't look any further than Liz if you want to feel like a guest in the home of someone you've known your whole life!
Liz made every effort to make me feel comfortable, to provide me with anything I needed, to help me when I got stranded Downtown, to give me ideas for places to visit and where to eat, and to ensure that my stay in Santa Monica was supreme.
Her place is beautiful - a beachy, calm, and relaxing apartment high up in the palm trees of Santa Monica, where you can catch the afternoon sea breeze on her deck or walk right to the beach in only a few short blocks. I loved staying with Liz and felt like I was a VIP during my time in LA. Santa Monica is a fantastic area if you want to be close to a bunch of action and really experience the LA beach side vibe - especially if the Hollywood and Downtown areas are a bit grimy or too bustley for you.
I was able to walk around late at night with no problems and found the whole area to be filled with lovely spots for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! The Hop-on-Hop-Off bus left right near the Promenade shopping strip and let you see more of LA without a car than riding a bike or on foot would allow. Everyone seemed so friendly and relaxed, and walking was a delight rather than the chore I experienced in Hollywood where every second person accosts you or tries to sell you something.
I loved Liz's two dogs Alby and Teddy and found them to be perfectly polite and respectful roommates who only joyfully barked at hearing Liz return home. They are hilarious and are perfect demonstrators of the less well-known fact that even the dogs in LA eat vegetables :)
If you want to sleep in the most comfortable bed in all of LA's airbnbs then come to Liz's. If you want to experience traditional American hospitality, definitely come to Liz's. And if the location or price isn't enough to lock you in, Liz's stories and inner-knowings of the going-ons in Hollywood and celebrity life (did you know she is friendly with Arnold Schwarzenegger?) will win you over the second you start to yarn over a cup of tea together!