As soon as I walked through the door, I knew I had lucked out. Beautiful humming birds greeted me from the tree by the door.
When I'd read the description, I thought the place was too good to be true, but in fact, it is extremely honest.

John's place is a ten minute walk from what is now my favorite place in LA. Main Street is a five minute walk away and is full of great restaurants (Cafe Gratitude) and various bars, however the Santa Monica streets are safe and quiet. There are great gyms and yoga studios (Exhale!) less than a ten minute walk away, and it's near the best patch of beach, right between the Pier and Venice. What is worth a day-trip is ten minutes from your door every day: I popped to the beach every day of my trip - this was an absolute treat and pleasure. The location is A*.

The apartment itself is cozy, homey and thoughtfully laid out. The bedroom is exactly as pictured: calm, peaceful, with a sea breeze drifting in from the window. I enjoyed socializing with John when he was around, but would also have been quite happy to spend all my time in this comfortable room. John has really made the effort to make the energy clear and spacious. It is a great retreat.

John is a great host, and bends over backwards to make you feel at home. I jokingly called him "Super Host" ! We had a good time getting to know each other, but he was often out the house and so I also enjoyed good quiet time in the apartment alone.

I can't recommend the Urban Beach Getaway enough, and look forward to staying there again in the future. Thanks John.