I had wonderful time at Annie' place! It's at great location, 4 blocks away from Main street in Santa Monica, which you can find plenty of dinning places, boutique stores and bike rental places. By the way, renting a bike is probably the best way (my personal opinion) to explore the nice neighborhood and the lovely beach.

Annie is a wonderful host, very considerate, and super helpful. She kindly left tour guide and bus guide in the room and and gave me lots of tips on how to get around the area. I would definitely stay here again when I go back to Santa Monica.

The only potential down side I would mention is that if you are tall, the bed might be too small for you.