The house is in a great neighborhood not too far from LGB and minutes from the 405. There is a Target, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, and lots of other shopping and restaurants all within a 10 minute drive. Amber and Ruben were friendly hosts, though I did not see much of them during my stay as we all had busy work schedules. I would definitely recommend this place for short term stays with a few warnings attached. There are 3 dogs on the property. I love dogs and was excited about having some furry friends during my stay. But these dogs, to be frank, are very annoying. They spend the days outside and bark at anything and everything that passes by the house. They bark anytime someone approaches the house (including the family and guests that they are familiar with). One of them can even be pretty unfriendly, especially if the family is not around, growling and barking aggressively. She even bit my toes twice although it did not break skin. To be clear, I was never afraid of the dogs (they are small), I was just leery of one of them and tried to avoid interaction, whereas if they were friendly, I would have been in heaven and offered to take them on walks. The other warning is that the household is bigger than I expected. I usually max out my roommates for house shares at 3 people. They rent out 2 other rooms so I expected maybe 4 other people including the hosts. But they also have 2 other family members living there. If all rooms are rented out, 5 people are sharing 1 bathroom (more if couples are renting). There were times when I would get up for work and the shower was in use, so I had to plan extra time accordingly. There is nothing wrong with this, it's just more people than I prefer and would have liked to have been informed about it before booking.
So again, it's a nice place that could be a great fit for many people, it just wasn't a good fit for me due to the noisy, unfriendly dogs and too many roommates.