From the moment we were confirmed and booked, Charlotte was communicative and open with us. We shared with her our plans and she called me one week prior so we could each express our concerns, needs and wants. I expressed to her that we were travelling to California for FYF and a few other music events so we would be out of the house a lot. I told her we basically needed a place to rest/sleep and shower. I didn't imagine how open, expressive and welcoming her entire family would be.

Once we arrived 'Lotte, her husband and son greeted us with hugs. She showed us our room where they went out of their way to stock up a personal fridge with lots of goodies. They provided us snacks, drinks (chips, waters, cookies, juice, bagels, muffins, cream cheese, chocolates!) and plenty of towels. The bathroom was clean and she even had soap and shampoo if we needed it. The showers there were so refreshing and the shower head is terrific.

We never felt like intruders, in many ways we felt like distant cousins that had just reconnected. We got to spend time with her awesome dogs (shout out to Bella and Wilson! We miss you already!!) 'Lotte provided us with our own key to our room (although we didn't lock it once during our entire stay of five nights) and with our own key to the house.

The house is located on a pretty busy street of LA but we were never bothered by the noise of the passing cars. The location is actually pretty awesome because the street itself is long and leads to a lot of different areas. Our first night there we took it all the way north to Hollywood boulevard where we saw a show at the Fonda theatre and it was so easy to get there. We arrived home at various odd times of the night and we NEVER felt like a bother or inconvenience. We had privacy whenever we wanted.

On top of all of that - and I feel like I forgot a lot! - 'Lotte cooked us breakfast three times while we were there, she even made delicious Pozole (she is a tremendously talented cook) and our last night her and her husband cooked us a BBQ FEAST of epic proportions. We played Xbox with her son, listened to good music and shared open dialogue, as we all unwinded after a beautiful stay.

I would recommend this entire location, family, and experience to anyone travelling to Los Angeles. If you want to feel welcomed, wanted, and even appreciated then you cannot go wrong with this place. Thank you so much for everything.