Gary’s place was very clean and stylish. it was quite far from the main area in Santa Monica although Venice has a lot of nice shops too! The walk is probably half an hour. The check in was a real issue for us not being able to check in until 4pm and having suitcases and a baby Gary wasn’t helpful in allowing us early check in or to drop our bags off and then having to check out at 10am I think it was over priced especially for the amount of time you get there and there was no microwave as well which is very hard again with a baby and listing says suitable for infants. Overall it was pleasant stay not sure if I would stay there again though as it wasn’t suited to a young family. Thanks Gary