The apartment is at the rear of a house, overlooking a nice garnen/courtyard. Follow the host's excellent instructions to reach there – otherwise one can get lost. Rather small apartment for the price, but then everything in LA is so expensive. The place is bright, reasonably well equipped, but not plush by any standards - adequate for a short sray. About 2 miles to Santa Monica beach, but we never went there. The host was responsive, kind and accommodated us in many ways. For those with heavy luggage, be aware that the apartment is one floor above ground. Finally, this seems to be managed by a company – I'm not sure if the host is a person or an office.