Brooke's place in Bel Air was bigger than expected and is in a very nice neighborhood with very nice view. Overall it was a great stay, but the place couldn't live up to the "luxury" expectations that it portrayed in the listing. As soon as we arrived, we saw that the pool was dirty with lots of leaves. For the cleaning fee that's charged, I would expect a clean pool when arrived. They should at least have a cover to avoid leaves falling in. I spent an hour or so cleaning the pool next day, but the other guests still refused to get in because there were still several leaves at the bottom of the pool and some still floating around. So that was a big let down because we were looking forward to using the pool.
The place inside was mostly clean, but could have been better. The listing says "Breakfast provided" but there was nothing at all in the pantry, not even salt, pepper, sugar or oil. I was told that the previous tenant might have used all up, and they typically load up, so perhaps you will be luckier than me. I was offered $25 to buy supplies but I didn't bother with it. And then there were these small things which I didn't expect from an experienced host, like not having hair dryer.
The appliances are also very old and the Sunbeam microwave is tiny. The dishwasher didn't work very well: the soap never got used (we tried twice). Overall, the place is somewhat old. I think the previous tenant broke the rails in the bathroom and someone had to come in to fix it during our stay. And the host also mistakenly thought we broke a toilet seat (which was broken to begin with), and sent us a damage fee without even checking with us (that too for $150 for a seat that costs less than $50).