Pros: It is near the greenway trail and it’s quiet.
Cons: The place had an overpowering odor when we entered. It smelled like an East Indian restaurant and the smell never disappeared the whole 5 days we stayed.
Secondly although there are 3 TVs in the place, none are connected to cable or WiFi . We called the owner to ask him to show us how to use the remotes to connect the TVs to the cable or to WiFi and he showed up but said he did not know how to operate any of the remotes or connect the TVs to any source. Really??? He is the owner. So no operating TV.
Thirdly, The place is advertised as having black out curtains. There are none. Only wooden slat blinds. This would not be an issue except that there is a bright security light in the parking lot right outside the main bedroom. We ended up buying black trash bags to rig up our own light blocking on that window after the first night. That’s how bad it is.
Fourthly, the place advertises heating and air conditioning. It is a swamp cooler/heater. Not central heat and air.
Fifth, the water has an overwhelming sulfur smell, which is probably why there is a stand alone water filter for drinking water in the kitchen, but water from the sinks still stinks.
Sixth, there were nearly no written instructions about how to operate anything in the place or about emptying trash or checking out etc.
Bottom line, we have stayed in multiple Airbnb’s around the world and in the Whittier area and this was the worst by far. There are much better places to stay in the Whittier area.
ps. If you are not from California, you might be fooled (by the name of the cottage and the owner’s description) into thinking this place is near the beaches or Disneyland. It’s not near either.