Gloria is incredibly nice! She made our stay wonderful. We arrived a little late - around 9:30PM - and she was there holding a parking spot for us. She then took us in, gave us a tour, showed us a couple things she grabbed for us from the grocery store - some juice and croissants.

Her place was also very nice. It's the back house or cottage on a deep lot. Many of the other homes in the area are set up the same way with a primary front living quarters and then some space and then a smaller living area in back. It's nice because it means your place sits back far off the street and behind a gate. It's nice to have that seclusion in the city. It is a working class neighborhood with a mix of commercial and residential properties on the street. It's not your typical suburb-esque experience (but it's LA!).

Her place is super clean. So if you're a clean person, you'll love it. The two bedrooms are great. The space is perfectly sized for a small family or a couple of friends. The bathrooms were clean and well lit. Again, I think the best part would be to get up early and sit out in the patio area between the back and front house and just have a nice morning coffee or tea. She's got a wonderful little patio setup going.

The one thing to be conscious of is that there is no air conditioning as she mentions in her listing. That means on a super hot day or night in LA, you've got to be okay with a little heat. There are plenty of ceiling fans and standing fans to help keep you cool and we left nearly all of the windows open to keep some level of ventilation going. Even on a really hot day, we got the place to cool down enough to get good sleep. Gloria also came by early and opened up everything and got the windows going to help cool the place down on our arrival.

All in all, a great place with a superb host!!