I had a fantastic stay at Maryam and Esmail's apartment. I stayed in the apartment for 14 weeks, and found it to be an excellent home during my stay. It is: very clean, well furnished, in a fantastic location, cheaper than most places in Santa Monica, and has all of the important amenities (wifi, aircon, oven, microwave, netflix etc). The apartment is very light and airy (the many windows means it gets quite light early in the morning - this was great for me, but something to be aware of for light sleepers perhaps). As the bedroom/lounge/kitchen are all in the same large room, it made it very easy for me to keep things clean, and makes the apartment feel very open and spacious. The apartment is only 30 minutes walk from the beach, and nearby to shops and restaurants on Lincoln, Rose and Ocean park.
Maryam and Esmail were also fantastic hosts; they were very helpful when I asked to extend my stay for two more weeks, and worked with me to get this organised with airbnb very quickly. They also looked after my bags before I went to the airport on my last day, and were very helpful and considerate throughout my entire stay.
I can fully recommend staying in Maryam and Esmail's wonderful apartment, and hope to do so again myself in the future!