I've lived in Los Angeles for 23 years. My favorite time was the 10 years I lived in Laurel Canyon, so when I recently sold my home and needed a place to stay for a month before moving out of state, I naturally wanted to return there. Nataraj's place is just lovely...well designed, peaceful, completely private and has everything you could possibly need. It's centrally located and convenient to both Hollywood and the Valley. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there.

For out-of-state visitors, you should know that you'll need a car to get anywhere. And cell phone signals in the hills are tricky, but Nataraj can talk you thru ways around that. Parking is a little hard to find when kids are being dropped off or picked up at the school down the hill...or late on a Saturday night. But the walk up and down the hill is fun with lots of interesting houses to look at. And my dog really enjoyed all the nature.

Nataraj is charming and handles any and all situations as they come up. The apartment is below his house so you occasionally hear people walking and talking upstairs, but it was quiet 99% of the time. I would recommend this guesthouse highly...it's a great Los Angeles/Laurel Canyon experience!