[ABOUT THE HOME] Vesh and Harald have a wonderful, homey standalone guest house. Surrounded by lush greenery and flowers, it felt like we were in a secluded and lush rainforest. The home would best be described as an open-concept studio. There are three main "areas" in the home: the living room, kitchen/dining, and bedroom/bathroom. The studio felt luxurious due to the floor-to-ceiling glass and upgraded finishes like the mid-century fireplace and the steam spa feature. We took advantage of the pool and hot tub: because the main house, pool, and guest house are situated on a hill, there was visual separation between those three areas so don't be shy about using the pool/hot tub.
[LOCATION] You definitely need a car. Even though this is very very west and near the beach, this location feels shockingly central. It felt central because I was NEVER stuck in traffic; I was able to get on the freeway with ease and avoid surface streets. The location of this home was the perfect reverse commuter location: I commuted every day to DTLA and it never took more than ~20-25 min either way. My colleagues were shocked but it's the truth (I timed it)! Also, this home backs up to a public park and my husband would play tennis frequently because it was just *sooo* easy.
[ABOUT THE HOSTS] Vesh and Harald do this themselves and are on-premises in the main home: you can tell they enjoy being hosts because they were very hospitable and communicative. They were very flexible with my EV charger needs (we coordinated switching on and off). You can tell they enjoy doing this because they were very friendly and thoughtful with little touches: a bottle of champagne as a welcome gift, Negroni cocktails, fresh florals picked straight from their garden, and lending us tennis rackets!!
In short, great Airbnb experience. To give you some context, my husband and I are considering moving to LA and we attended to several open houses in different neighborhoods. We have decided to primarily focus on homes in *this* specific area because we had such a great experience. Thank you so much, Vesh and Harald!