The place is a great little, clean, comfy, simple and modest hideaway and a place to land if you are trying to explore Santa Monica - not far from Malibu if you want to head North and not far from Venice (ten min door to door uber ride). It's not luxurious, but that's kinda the point - the point is you are right in the middle of Santa Monica and it's about checking out the hood and the beach - I didn't want to spend a fortune, was going to be gone all day, and wanted to be near the beach - I actually live in West Hollywood but, wanted to spend the weekend at the beach, and it's close enough to the action in SM and Venice and Malibu to make it worth it for me to have a place on the other side of the 405 - that tells you all you need to know, that someone who lives in LA, felt like it was a beach vacation - location location location. BTW - the bed is super super comfy and slept like a log each night - looked forward to getting into that bed at night. The kitchen is totally functional and with the parking pass, you're in pretty good shape with a car. And it was clean - you had the sense that it was cared after. For the money it's a great deal as a crash pad near the beach. Erin is very nice and attentive and was totally available to me at all times. Highly recommend.