The home has lots of charm with excellent gardens, a nice pool, terrific views of the Hollywood Hills and a very good location.
Unfortunately, our rating reflects that we had no functioning air conditioning during our entire 3 night stay. The temperature inside the house ranged between 74 and 84 degrees for our entire stay. We were forced to leave the house every afternoon between 1pm and 8pm to escape the heat, retreating to a restaurant, local shopping mall, or to my son's bungalow nearby. I made multiple requests for repair or attention starting within 2 hours of our arrival afternoon. I was told it would cool off, but it did not. After Saturday evening, the property manager stopped replying to our text messages altogether. While it was admittedly hot in LA over the weekend (mid to high 80s) that is not unusual for summertime in LA. Future renters should be aware that the problem runs deeper than hot weather. There is one air vent per room, almost no air flows from the vents, the rooms are large and the entire back wall is glass (creating an oven like heat). For $1,100 per night (total with fees), I expect to have a functioning AC , the ability to use the house fully, and to ability to sleep without being uncomfortably. If they completely update the AC system, I would consider staying again. In the meantime, I would only stay here in the winter.