My friend and I really enjoyed our time at Alix's! As stated, the sidewalk leading to the private entrance has a few cracks and some uneven spots, but we had no problem rolling our full sized suitcases around back. A few steps up to the door and we were in our nice sized space. We even had our own washer and dryer if needed (we thought about using but didn't, still a nice touch). The bed was great! My first sleep number experience! Alix had a few suggestions for my birthday dinner and the next day we were able to meet both Alix and Penny (the dog) while grabbing some bikes in the yard to cruise to Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach, Ralph's, and the angel wings mural (we have one in Nashville so we just had to get a pic!). Alix even helped pump up a tire for us and Penny was sweet. (We actually only heard her bark once or twice the night before through the locked door between our bathroom hallway and the main house. I said "Hey Penny" each time time and then not a sound. Not sure if she heard me, but as the description suggests, saying hi her quite possibly worked!) Alix also filled us in on how to turn on the heater, which helped that 2nd night (thermostat to right of window).
Checking in and out was easy. We did just as the directions said and had no problem. If we had to come up with anything negative, it's that there's no kitchen sink. My friend made salmon in the toaster oven and washed his plate in the bathroom sink. But again, that's of we had to mention something, as it wasn't really that big of a deal and we knew that going into it. Some may mind but we did not. Everything was great altogether!