We had a great time in the House of Austin, Nika and their dog Courtage :-) It was a sweet House with character, very clean and close to the beach of Venice! We could see the sea from the house ;-) Austin and Nika were very friendly and helpful, we felt very welcome at their home. It was also nice that we could get bikes - it was so beautiful to bike along the beach to the Santa Monica Pier! On one day we could see dolphins close to the beach...
Courtage was also sweet and friendly and we liked him a lot ;-)
It's a great place and we would come back if we'll visit L.A. again some day :-))))