So, I originally booked this place off of the great reviews. PLEASE BEWARE! This is not just a single room in the house you are renting by yourself with their family. They have 2-3 rooms total that they book out for Airbnb as well and THIS IS NOT IN THE DESCRIPTION. They also have only locks on the inside of the door, so you cannot lock from the outside. If you are going to rent out more than one room for an Airbnb, please give the courtesy to let the person know before booking. And also put locks on the outside of the doors as well.
I was just going for two nights on a business trip, and I regret staying here. Now, I don't like to be picky. The bed was very clean and comfortable. The room, however, was not clean. The floors were dirty, the rug was dirty, I was wearing socks the entire time thankfully. I would take off my socks to put on new ones on the rug in my room and I would have to clean off all the crumbs and stuff on my feet before putting socks on. I just don't consider that clean. The fan they provided was full of dust, I have allergies, and I don't usually care because I take medicine, but this was insane! My allergies acted up so much, my eyes were itching like crazy at night. The room also had holes in the walls, some places unpainted, it just didn't look nice. It seemed as though the whole house needed an upgrade and the only upgrade there was, was the bed.
The bathrooms were fine, I knew I would be sharing a bathroom but I thought it would be with the family there, not other Airbnb renters...There is one male and one female bathroom.
I have stayed in quite a few Airbnb's and this is the worst one I have stayed in. I still can't believe how good the reviews are. I guess if you are stuck in LA or if your plane gets delayed a night, then one night is fine especially for the price. But I have stayed in other Airbnb rooms for the same price and they were a lot better.
On the bright side, communication was perfect and reliable, Raja responded quickly. And his wife was super nice throughout my stay. Also, the location is a very good, super safe neighborhood, with tons of parking available.
In the end, I didn't want to stay there the second night I paid for, but I did so anyway. If you're trying to find an Airbnb that is reasonable and you're going to be staying in LA for a couple of days, don't stay here, upgrade a little. If you are trapped at LAX, sure stay here one night.
But just BE AWARE, that they are renting other rooms to other Airbnb-er's which they SHOULD put in their description!! I would not have booked this place if I had known that.
But thank you Raja for opening up your home and allowing me to stay, just please tell other Airbnb-er's that other people are staying in your home.