My partner and I spent 5 nights at Kevin's place in Venice. We'd travelled from Australia and even though I'd spent a bit of time in Santa Monica before - i'd never really spent time in Venice. Its placed in the middle of Abbott Kinney and the water which gives you plenty of things to do without having to get an uber or hire a car. The place is a very cosy 1 bedroom with a spacious lounge/kitchen and great ammenities throughout. Comfy couch, nice kitchen (though we never cooked - its still nice to have the option of using a good kitchen!), Big screen TV with cable and netflix all setup through the Apple TV, washer and dryer (which was excellent for us as we had been in hotels for the previous 7 nights). My favourite is the fridge with the filtered water/ice dispenser :) The boardwalk in Venice is worth a stroll but it wasnt a place we wanted to spend too much time. A few too many shady characters for our liking. There's a couple of nice spots to grab a drink that are just off the boardwalk. I recommend catching a sunset at the rooftop of Hotel Erwin or a drink and bite to eat at the Bank of Venice. Abbott Kinney was pretty quiet between Monday - Wednesday so perhaps make plans rather than just heading up for a stroll if you are looking for nightlife. It picks up towards the weekend though and theres a bit more going on. We were there for the First Friday food truck festival which is worth checking out but probably not enough to base your whole night around. Breakfasts arent that easy in Venice - my tip would be to walk up to Superba food and bread on lincoln - about a 20 minute walk. It was the best coffee we had in LA (if any Melburnian's are reading this - the LA coffee scene has improved a lot in recent years but overall its still a bit hit or miss). Gjelina is a trendy spot on Abbot Kinney and does ok coffee but the wait times are insane. Same goes for Intelligentsia coffee on AK which has good coffee but doesnt do cooked breakfast. Its a 40 minute walk to Santa Monica pier and we did that walk a few times (the weather was relatively cool so walking was fine. Otherwise its about a $10-12 uber to Santa Monica and about a $25 uber to Hollywood/Griffith Observatory area. We didnt hire a car and ended up spending about $250 on uber/lyft over the 5 days. We never actually met Kevin - but he replied to every message within minutes! To be honest - that suited us perfectly! :) The communication was clear and simple and he has put in great effort to make sure that there are clear instructions on how to use everything and how to do the check in/check out processes. He also let us...