We had a wonderful time staying here. The location is outrageous. It's a quiet block in a really prime location that will be difficult to find for a similar price. That said the place was not without it's issues and given that the place is priced at a premium once the very high cleaning fee is factored in, there's real room for improvement. It's a little bit of a shame because it's really close to being an incredible find.
First the good:
- This location cannot be beat. You're 5 minutes from one of the best bakeries in the country. 10 minutes from the beach. 10 minutes from main street of Venice. 20 minute bike ride from Santa Monica. It's incredible.
- The place is extremely clean. Could not be happier with the quality of the cleaning (they charge a lot but you're getting your money's worth).
- Bed linens and mattresses were very comfortable.
- The kitchen is well equipped if you plan to cook for yourself or your family. We cooked an entire thanksgiving meal very comfortably there.
- Fire pit is a lovely touch which we enjoyed.
- 2 parking spaces
The not so good -
- Some of the rules immediately make the place feel a little unwelcoming (like the threat about charging $75 if a $1 mason jar they leave laundry pods in is broken).
- Felt like we could have been provided more cleaning supplies of our own while we were there. We were provided 1 roll of paper towels, 2 laundry pods, 2 dishwasher pods for a 4 night stay.
- Really weird they have a Nespresso machine but no pods for it. They had Keurig pods in a drawer nearby but no Keurig machine.
- The light in one bedroom was burned out and difficult to change, and the bathroom door hit the floor whenever you tried to close it (would have been very easy for them to fix)
- Internet didn't work for the first 2 days of our stay.