The interior of this home is absolutely beautiful, immaculate, comfortable, and stylish. The inside is exactly as pictured in the listing. However, the home is about 5 houses down from the freeway in a somewhat run-down neighborhood (with some upgraded homes). That itself wouldn't be an issue, but the yard and surrounding views were very disappointing, and not at all what we expected based on the listing photos. There are two small abandoned, decrepit structures in the yard with broken and boarded windows; the door of one was just swinging back and forth in the wind. Two cars were parked right by the house, as the host lives in the basement apartment (as stated in the listing). The yard had a rectangular patch of dead grass and the rest was tan-bark. The small deck itself was nice, but the view looks out onto the scary-looking abandoned buildings, ugly chain-link fences, and the neighboring yards--none of which made for an attractive view. In fact, we kept all of the blinds closed to avoid the views. The cute listing photo looking out the glass garage door is nothing like the dingy reality that you see out that window in person.
I think this home would be fine for some types of stays (maybe a business trip?), but as we were on vacation we were looking for a nice, peaceful, and attractive setting. Nothing on the outside fit that description. I will say that Jennifer was very nice and helpful, and was gracious when I confronted her about the inaccuracy (in my opinion) of the listing.