The house is gorgeous and exactly as represented in the pictures (although the white leather couches are worn and the throw pillows could use a cleaning), in a beautiful, picturesque, quiet Old Hollywood neighborhood on a wide, palm tree-lined street just blocks from the intercoastal. The few people we saw in the neighborhood walking by or walking their dogs as we were coming and going were very pleasant and friendly.
It was perfect for our group of 11 in town on vacation to attend a family wedding. Everyone had enough space to get ready between the 3 bathrooms, and also relax/catch up on sleep or enjoy the space with the rest of us.
Valeria provided clear communication & instructions immediately upon booking and check in was super easy. Yevgeniy met us at the property and did a quick walk thru & turned on the pool heater. The lock box on the door made it convenient for the other members of our group coming & going at different times during our stay. We did get 1 parking pass but didn’t need it since such was only required for parking on the street during the day when we were out and about in our cars.
There were plenty of towels and the kitchen was stocked sufficiently for the few meals we did prepare during our week long stay. The beds were comfortable and the showers had great water pressure (although water escaped the showers and puddled each time they were used - I think the glass at the bottom needs to be recaulked; we could’ve used more/better bath rugs & instead had to use towels, which there plenty of). The oversized washer & dryer were a plus as we did a few loads of laundry during our trip.
We only used the pool once, enjoying a lazy Sunday as we recovered from the wedding. We only had a couple days where the January 2019 weather was warm enough to use the pool despite the pool heater. We ordered pizza delivery as we recapped the wedding & reception while some in our group sunbathed - it was wonderful.
Yevgeniy stopped by for a quick minute on the last night before our departure (we all had early morning flights out) to pick up the parking pass and return my $100 cash deposit. As with check-in, he was very gracious and there if we needed it, but also didn’t want to take up our time so he was in and out with a quickness.
Our group LOVED this house - it definitely made us feel like we were ‘living it up’ on our vacation - and we’d definitely stay again. It would’ve been a better value if it was completely stocked with toiletries (toilet paper & paper towels to last our stay, not to just get us started, laundry soap, softener, dryer sheets, shampoo, conditioner and body soap) as it did take time away from our trip to go out & shop for these items, some we had to buy more than once as we tried to only buy what we would need & of course needed more of).
All in all, staying at this house was one of the highlights of our trip.