Karen's place is lovely, clean, with all the necessary amenities for cooking, and a great shower. It is close to the beautiful beach, with hardly anyone else there at the time we were visiting (Oct 2019). It is a roughly 30 minute walk or short Lyft/Uber away from Venice Beach, and the main hub of restaurants. There is a free shuttle service in the Marina area, which we did not try (because of our rubbish foreign phone plans would not send or receive messages).