For the positives: We didn’t get to meet Sarah, however checking in was pretty straight forward and on arrival, Sarah had left a complementary hamper which was lovely. Many thanks for that. 2 of the 4 rooms were quite big and lovely. Depending on what you are after, the area was very quiet. It was near the freeway and there were a number of shops a mile or 2 away. There is also a tennis and swim centre nearby that was nice to visit. For the negatives: The comment from the last guest was pretty spot on. Parts of the property were "tired" and not as modern as expected. The kitchen cabinets were rather dirty and dusty. For a house that caters for up to 11 guests, there were not many cutleries or pots to use. The pool didn’t look that clean to me but on calling Sarah, she confirmed it had been clean prior to our arrival. Pool is not heated so was cold and quite pointless for most of the group as we chose the property for the pool. Saying that, the children did swim a few times but were able to stay in the pool for only short periods. The distance from the house to interesting places quoted by Sarah were accurate I believe but due to LA traffic, the property just seemed so far away from anything interesting. As also mentioned by the previous guest, the shower in the bedroom by the garage was broken and dirty. The shower door was also broken – something Sarah failed to mention considering the size of our party. We all had to use the 2 other bathrooms. Cupboard door in the bedroom used by the children was also hanging on the hinges. Whilst I didn’t mention it to Sarah, we just couldn’t work out the dishwasher (not sure if it was us or if it was broken) so just washed the dishes which was a pain until we bought plastic plates and cups :-) About 30 minutes prior to arriving at the property, i got a message from Sarah asking us not to wear shoes in the house which I felt was quite odd but we adhered to the request. Whilst the property is advertised as children and family friendly, I would beg to differ. Again, not exactly Sarah’s fault, but 1 of her neighbors is not the most pleasant person you’ll meet. On the 3rd day at around 9am, which was the first time the children went in the pool, he came out and told them to “shut up as this is not a hotel”.Maybe ask them to keep the noise down but not tell people you have never met to shut up! Not acceptable in any country in my book! Would I stay there again? No I wouldn’t as its too far from all the “happening” things in LA and the house is not up to the standard of the rental amount. Again to echo the last...