We had a great time at Derek's place in Venice where we stayed for 10 days. Plenty of parking spots in front of the house wich is very convenient. Very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Ideal location : near LAX airport (10 minutes) and just a few minutes away from Venice Beach.
The place is very well designed, extremely cleaned and it really feels like home.
Derek and Sylvia are really great host and will give you plenty of advice on LA during your stay !
We also had the chance to meet Ollie, cutest dog you can play with!
To sum up : we had a blast !