Unfortunately, we had a couple "growing pains", I assume because we were the first renters (or one of the first renters) in this space. But the property overall was nice.
Good:
View is stupendous. I have a couple videos to look back on of the gorgeous view.
The outside seating area nice. We utilized it every morning. Even saw hummingbirds the first day!
Furnishings were new and well designed.
Quiet neighborhood, and the owners gave us peace during our stay.
Opportunities for improvement:
We arrived 2.5 hours after we were asked to check in, and still the room was being finished. A family member of the owner thought he left his cell phone charger in our room. TV was plugged in but not fully set up. Unit smelled like paint, but we have a sensitive sense of smell so perhaps future renters won't notice this.
Guest room was advertised to have kitchenette items: hot plate, utensils, keurig, microwave, etc. I even checked via private message about the items that would be at the unit, and he confirmed. Upon arrival we did not have a couple of the aforementioned items (hotplate and stirring utensils were most pressing), and we received an amazon package with those items a few days later. It was unfortunate as we had to eat prepared food or microwaved food for the first couple days of our stay.
All appliances and towels were new which was nice. Unfortunately, we had to run a few cycles of water through the Keurig and pre-wash the towels as they left fuzzies on us after drying off after a shower.
We were not expecting the volume of bugs/spiders inside the room. We are from Michigan so perhaps the climate just typically has more bugs, but we were using a fly swatter every day. Best $1 investment we made!
Biggest "issue": The photos initially used for the property matched the exact photos that you see on the Zillow listing of the property. These owners just recently bought the house, and used those photos to advertise to us the space. Not a problem, but furnishings and floor coverings were different when we arrived. I understand an owner would want to rent out of the property, but clearly the renovation wasn't completed so they used pictures that were taken before they owned the property.
There was also a review that appears to have been made by an account that shared properties with this listing owner. Hours after we checked in, most of the realtor photos disappeared and were updated by accurate photos. Also, the mysterious review raving about the property disappeared. I felt like this was a little bit of a "bait and switch". I depend on reviews and photos to determine if I stay at a property. There was only one review upon me booking the airbnb, and unfortunately it disappeared after I checked into the room. We did bring this up to the owner, and they said we could end our stay early with no penalty, which was very generous. Unfortunately, finding another airbnb at a moment's notice in LA is next to impossible, so we decided to complete our stay.
Despite the grievances, the overall stay was quiet, which is exactly what was needed. Some of the issues we had were "first renters" issues, and you will not have these upon your stay. Communication was quick upon checking in, but we did have concerns about closing the umbrella outside which was a check-out procedure. We texted the owner and got no response, but we did eventually figure it out.