I stayed at Toms cottage for a week with my friend! It was an amazing experience! The cottage looked exactly like the pictures and was very clean. We enjoyed the privacy the cottage offered and we felt safe in the neighbourhood. Tom was away on vacation when we stayed at the cottage but his friend German was there to help us with anything we needed. He was a great host, he answered immediately when we messaged him and he stayed up and waited for us to check in at 1 am. He gave us great suggestions for what to see and do in LA and knew a lot of local attractions we would enjoy such as hiking routes. The cottage was only 30 minutes from downtown LA (in traffic 15 minutes without traffic) and about 45 minutes to an hour from the beach! I highly recommend this cottage I would stay there again next time I go to LA!