Denise's place is a great little home away from home for visitors and travelers. It's clean, comfortable, nicely layed out and decorated, and has laundry and parking, two key details for longer stays. The location is ideal- centrally located for everything west side and an easy drive to Fox and Sony. There's a great coffee shop just a few doors down for your morning cold brew, and it's an easy and nice walk to the restaurants and shops on Abbott Kinney, the canals and the beach. The bedroom is lovely, spacious and with good light, a comfortable bed, a big walk in closet and en suite bathroom. The living room is comfortable and well layed out but super dark. This apartment is located on the ground floor in a 2-story complex with about ten other units that all face the open courtyard. You will definitely hear your neighbors- all of the sound bounces out of the apartments, into the courtyard. The only window in the living room faces the courtyard, so if you want light and air, privacy and noise become a bit of an issue. The other residents in the complex are long term and were very friendly and helpful. Just be aware that you will see and hear them a lot. If you need a lot of light and quiet in the living room, this may not be your spot. Neither of those problems apply to the bedroom, which is brightly lit, private and quiet with the door closed. I enjoyed my stay in Venice so much and appreciated Denise's very quick responses during check in.