I was VERY happy with Joanne's Cottage on so many levels and am happy to provide a strong recommendation for the gracious hospitality available there. First, the location for my visit with several friends in LA was just perfect: location, location, location as they say in the real estate business. My friends knew the street and area so they picked convenient places nearby - and they are plentiful - for us to meet for breakfast (my fav is Hugo's), lunches at several local spots, drinks at Pikey's, and dinner (Laurel Hardware was new to me and wonderful). The Cottage is spacious, sparkling clean, well supplied with everything you could want and quiet because it's behind the main house and off the street. Everything from check-in to helping with neighborhood street parking was easy and I definitely hope to return to Joanne's Cottage as my home whenever I return to LA.