The location of the home is great. Eagle Rock is a charming and very safe area. There is very ample parking in the driveway of the house and on the street. We went for several walks in the neighborhood and enjoyed the area around the house. You can walk to several restaurants and to Trader Joe's. The house is located convenient to entrances to Hwy's 2 and 134 and only minutes from Interstate 5 if you want to travel around L.A.

Roger responded to our initial request to rent the house very quickly. We arrived in L.A. late in the evening and he graciously met us at the house at 10:00 P.M. and showed us around to get us settled. He had refilled the hot tub with fresh water prior to our arrival and we enjoyed it several nights during our stay. He was responsive to our requests during our stay.

The listing says "entire home/apt". Be aware that you are renting the main portion of a home that has been subdivided into 2 units. The 2nd unit is a studio apt., accessible through a separate back door to the home and via a set of locked french doors in the dining room of the main portion. There is also a "guest house" in the back yard. The other tenants are quite and unobtrusive, for the most part. We discovered the other studio apt. tenants one night when we heard them talking and playing music on the other side of the french doors. They also like to smoke outside the kitchen door on the back patio. The guest house occupant likes to work in the garage art studio on the property.

The air conditioning is a central A/C unit that keeps the upstairs, where the bedrooms are, very cool but the downstairs can get warm during the day. Roger will come in to turn off the A/C if you forget when leaving. Just FYI : two of the beds are blow up mattresses and not as comfortable as "real" mattresses. Also there is a cat in the home, that we loved, but wouldn't recommend for non cat lovers. The kitchen was very ample, but we found it a bit dirty and felt the need to rewash the dishes before using them. There is one bathroom upstairs that hasn't been updated in many years but is very serviceable. The tankless hot water heater provides an endless hot water supply. The half bath downstairs is a toilet, within the laundry room, that you enter by going outside and into a separate door off the patio.

There also was a slight episode of miscommunication/ misunderstanding between the host and us as guests on how Airbnb calculates weekly discounts and extra guest fees. Make sure you and Roger have a clear understanding of EXACTLY what all the fees are well in advance of your arrival and how the fees will be paid. We were able to "work it out" with Roger before we left.