Debbie and Susumu and their family are very nice people. I felt very welcome right away. Also, I was invited to a family dinner with all other guests. You will have a shared room but you will get sense of privacy (because of the curtains)- definitely it is much cozier than a hostel. It is very clean and has everything you might need. I felt very comfortable there. Kanmore Guest House is a bit outside of LA but I found it was easy to do LA/Hollywood sightseeing. There is a direct bus to LA downtown, Hollywood. IAnd it took me about 35 minutes to get to the International Airport ($1) by bus (Bus station is 5 minutes away from their home). Highly recommend to stay at Kanmore Guest House! Thank you Susumu and Debbie for all your help and for being great hosts!