Starting with the positives: Great location in LAUREL HILLS (not Beverly, like the map says) only a 15 minute drive from WeHo. Perfect for exploring the area while still being in a secluded location at the end of the night. The space itself is well decorated and has a cute outdoor area.
There were, however, issues. It was through reading the comments that I realized this is a loft-type space but with two separate areas. The smaller bed in the photos is located outside the living room, through an outside door, and down a flight of stairs, not connected to the main house. I didn’t mind the separation much, but do be aware that it exists. The main problem from this space came from the cleanliness. When I opened the door to the smaller second bedroom, the sheets were rumpled in the middle of the bed and trash was in the trashcan, even though the air smelled way too strongly of cleaning supplies. I also noticed that in the entire house there were only 2 clean bath towels (and no hand towels), even though we specified that there were 3 people staying for 4 nights. At this point it was about 8pm, and I contacted the Airbnb host for when the bottom space would be cleaned and we would get more towels. I did appreciate that they were very responsive and offered for a cleaner to come provide towels and a deeper clean that night. But now it’s 9pm, and a stranger is set to be arriving at a house with door codes and not keys. I said no, I’ll take the couch. I wasn’t too ruffled by this whole ordeal since I wasn’t the one in my group who just flew from another country and was extremely tired, but I could imagine this would be a huge issue for a group of 3 who wanted a bed to sleep on. I asked the cleaner to come the next day when we were weren’t at the home, and the downstairs was fine afterwards.
Two nights later, we decide to utilize the kitchen for the first time for a stay at home meal. It was then we noticed that almost every cup and plate had fingerprints or smudging, and, based on the previous issues with cleaning, I started to feel like this place wasn’t cleaned at all between guests. The host was remorseful, and asked if the cleaner could come the next morning to clean the dishes, but we were leaving the next day anyways.
Overall, the host was very kind and quick in their communication, but this all could have been easier, and I would’ve felt safer, if cleaning was thorough in the first place. I believe some other reviews here say the same thing about the cleaning in the bottom area, so I’m confused why this hasn’t been fixed yet. Nice location and appearance, and split between 3 people this price is reasonable, but I wouldn’t stay here again.