Angela is a very sweet and caring host, and wants her guests to have a good experience staying at her home.
Check in was smooth and easy.
She keeps her prices down which seemed like a great deal at my time of booking.
The street is in a quiet residential neighborhood of Altadena, and street parking was available. The kitchen was available to use and to store things in the fridge.
She left me an extra blanket when I requested one, and some fruit which was a nice gesture.
Unfortunately, I didn’t feel very comfortable there because the bedroom door is glass and it only has a medium thickness curtain that doesn’t close completely. It didn’t feel very private. The room also shares a wall with another room that had another guest in at the time of my stay. The other guest had his TV and music on in the evenings, since the walls are very thin I found it disturbing. The bathroom is shared between guests, it was relatively clean but was tiny and hard to maneuver in.
The bed was large and comfy and the sheets were clean. The surfaces in the room didn’t feel that clean due to the materials (textured wood). I wiped everything down with antibacterial wipes as it felt like it needed it. I do have quite a high standard of cleanliness so this might not affect everyone the way it did me. The real pros are the price and Angela as she is a lovely, friendly and genuine person. Sadly for me I wasn’t happy or comfortable there so I ended up leaving early. Angela was very understanding about my concerns and we left things on a good note.