We had a fantastic ten days at Bree’s apartment; the location is perfect. It’s just minutes away from Venice Beach, the Venice Canals, Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey and easy to access the rest of LA by car. Abbott Kinney Boulevard is a five minute walk with great restaurants and shopping and the Venice farmers market (every Friday) is only a ten minute walk too.
LA has a big homeless problem, with a lot of people living in tents on Venice Boulevard. We never felt unsafe but it was a shock to our children and after that we stuck to the much prettier side streets if walking anywhere.
The apartment itself was clean and it was really helpful to have a washing machine, dryer and dishwasher (and detergents!). It also has a coffee machine and the kitchen was stocked with coffee pods, which was a nice touch. There is on-street parking and a space to park out the back, which was really helpful.
A few small tweaks would’ve made this a five star review; working blinds on every window would’ve been nice (some doors and windows didn’t have blinds at all and some blinds weren’t working), better internet speed (it was woefully slow and made it difficult to even watch TV) and a more accurate location; a few people have pointed out that the listed address is not the actual address. Bree did send us the correct address ahead of time but it was confusing.
Overall I would definitely recommend this place to a family visiting LA. Thanks for a great stay!