We had a great time staying at Joey’s (Raul) place. Our stay was for 5 nights. Joey was extremely gracious to share his property with us. We got to talk to him a couple of times and he’s an excellent guy, very down to earth, polite and welcoming. There is ample parking in his driveway behind a gate. We had a hard time moving around the parking space because we’re not used to the tighter spaces LA has, and he allowed us to park in front of our door to the room to make it easier for us.
The room was exactly as described, there’s AC, a work desk and chair, along with the necessity we needed for our stay—a small refrigerator, coffee maker, coffee, snacks, hygiene items, lots of towels and lots of room for storage. The yard was extremely nice, well maintained and we can see the hard work Joey has put into it. There is a fire pit with chairs where the parking is within the yard. We weren’t sure about if there were any sort of burn bans and didn’t want to smoke out the neighbors so we didn’t light a fire.
The hallway that has the refrigerator connects to the bathroom has a sky window, and the AC wasn’t strong enough to make it to the hallway or the bathroom, so during the day, both the hallway and bathroom can get hot, but it does cool down during the night. It wasn’t an issue for us as we don’t typically stay in those rooms very long.
Joey has an excellent space for travelers that need to be in the south side of LA/long beach area, as we were only about a 15-20 minutes drive to long beach. We also got to visit other parts of LA including the Hollywood sign, which was roughly an hour away. If you have never travelled to LA, check out the map to ensure you are located where you want to be as some places take a lot of time to get to, plan accordingly based on location of your needs and amenities to ensure you have a great stay like we have.
We are 7 years experienced airbnb hosts with over 500 reviews and we highly recommend Joey’s space.