My fiancé and I stayed here for a month, it was everything we expected. Sherman oaks has many great shops and restaurants right along the strip, it was an easy car ride to Santa monica, Malibu, west Hollywood and very close to beverly hills. The neighborhood was safe and beautiful to walk around in. The neighborhoods in the hills were just dreamily, we walked and drove around them nightly! The house was clean, big and a great space to spend a month, we spent most of our time in the backyard getting sun and doing work!