Very cute Venice Beach apartment.
Alba &Mike’s apartment was very cute and looked exactly like the pictures. It’s in the heart of Venice Beach very central to everything. very close to the beach and boardwalk. You can see the ocean from the apartment and the place was nicely stocked. You can hear the drum circle every night. It’s not too loud and accompanies the sunset which is always beautiful. The bed was comfortable - plenty of blankets and pillows - and the ceiling fan kept things cool during the day. A few nights I had to use the heater which was a little noisy. The building was a old but the apartment feels new. Only complaint is that the floors are thin and you can hear your neighbors walking around. Also I wish I had known that the building next door was under construction. They started at 7:30am everyday. Sometimes on the weekends too. The dishes were also not very clean, I ended up washing pretty much everything before I used it.
The building entrance is on the Avenue which is pedestrian only, but the apartment is in the back which faces the alley. So you get car traffic. There is a huge homeless population in Venice and every morning people were digging through all the dumpsters. So it could get very loud. I basically became a morning person. I stayed for 5 weeks and I did feel safe living there. I didn’t have a car and walked everywhere.
I think it’s a great apartment for a beach vacation and Alba & Mike were great hosts and were quick to communicate which was great.