It's hard to believe Pete's place can exist where it does. After spending my days pretty frantically running around LA trying to take in everything I could, it was so relaxing to return to this place that had the feel of a remote cabin in a different world. It has a really coherent, almost period-piece atmosphere to it that you can kind of see in the pictures, but it works impressively in practice. It's immersive. Super stylish but not at the expense of comfort at all. I typically don't think I pay much attention to decor; my walls are bare. But the care that clearly went into creating this special space has me rethinking that. If I ever didn't feel like going anywhere, I was perfectly happy and felt perfectly justified to just hang out here, which is a really wonderful, rare feeling to have on a trip for me.
My one reservation in booking was that I don't drive and didn't think this would be an ideal public transit spot, but I managed reasonably well. There's a bus line a short block away with easy transfers to the excellent buses on Sunset Blvd and several Metro rail lines, and I was able to get just about anywhere with a little patience.
Everything was super clean and in great shape, check-in was easy. Even though--as Pete's listing states--this is a residence and not a full-time rental, it's very neat and thoughtfully prepared for guests in every way, to the extent that I wouldn't have guessed that if he hadn't mentioned it. I wholeheartedly recommend!