Sarah was very flexible about our arrival and explained to us how everything was working.
The neighborhood is typical, middle class American and should be normally quiet. Unfortunately there was roadwork on one side of the house and it woke us up at 6AM for two nights. It is not Sarah's fault. The location is good to go to Malibu or to Hollywood. Downtown LA is further away and can take more than an hour with traffic.
The house is pretty nice and spacious. If yo want privacy it is better to rent the pool house. The pool is great.
You can tell that it is a house where eople are living so don't expect it being spotless.