Robert and Karen were such warm and friendly hosts! I stayed at their place for two nights and was enchanted by their decor, knick knacks and cute, but skittish, cats. As soon as I met Robert and Karen, they automatically embody that mom and dad aura. Whenever I come back from an outing, I feel like I just came home.
Their house's wooden floorboards have that quaint creaking noise that you see and hear in movies, and my bed in my room can be best described as "billowing". There is a window AC provided for your room, mini fridge with Brita-filtered water, TV with maybe cable (haven't turned it on), instructions for Wi-Fi and house operations at the desk, your own bathroom across the hall, and a vinyl player/stereo system with a collection of vinyls that appeal to anyone. They provide you a key to get in and out of the house, and I guess I should be impressed that I didn't have an issue opening the door since they say there is a trick to opening it that the other guests could not get to open successfully upon first try.
I love dogs and cats, and I made attempts to get the cats to play with me, but since they're originally feral, they would keep their distance or run away if I got too close, which isn't a bad thing. It's understandable! But yeah, thank you so much for letting me stay with you both. Compared to my last Airbnb I stayed at in LA a few years ago, I felt unbelievably comfortable staying at their home. I do want to stay there again the next time I come to Los Angeles.