One room guest unit, with kitchen*. Separate entrance, detached from our house. 6 doors from the beach, 1 block from the Venice pier. The studio is very small, efficient, usually quiet & comfortable for 1 or 2. Shower is tight. Queen 14" microfoam mattress. There is NO parking space, and parking can be hard to find. We are very careful about COVID 19 & disinfect to Airbnb pandemic standards. No smoking or vaping on the property, indoors or out. See Note below for an important change. Note: As of early 2023 for the near future, the patio area in photos #4 & 5, is now tented as a staging area for renovation on/in the front house. It has no impact on the Airbnb guest areas, but does present a less friendly fence at first sight, entering the patio from the street. _____ 1 room guest studio with kitchen & small private outdoor storage just 6 doors from the beach & Venice fishing pier. The place is small (220 sq ft inside, 100 sq ft outside) but very efficient, usually quiet & comfortable for two (there is one bed). Please note the size; the images & floor-plan show it exactly, which is small by American standards. The shower was built over 50 years ago and is tight if you are large in any dimension. Can accommodate 6’ person. Please don't book and then review the place negatively as "small"; that is a feature and not a bug for most of my guests. Shops, neighborhood grocery stores, local farmer's markets, restaurants & Venice's historic canals are all in easy walking distance. Venice has different 'zones' from 'crazy noisy' near Windward Ave. to 'fairly mellow' near the fishing pier. We are located in the fairly mellow zone, but just 1/2 block from Ocean Front Walk which, in summer, is door to door entertainment (you can look up Venice Beach Oceanfront on the great_public_spaces website). The rest of the year OFW makes for a great long walk with a parallel bike path. Bike rentals are nearby. THIS IS NOT A PARTY PLACE, nor is it a roomy place to gather with friends. It is part of our home, where our friends and family stay. Please respect that. THERE IS NO PARKING SPACE. You need to find parking on the street. that is always doable, but can be a bit of a walk weekends/holidays/peak travel. NO INFANTS or small children as extras. They count as guests. Please don't ask. The hallmark of my hosting style is the offer of privacy. I am easy to reach and available if you need anything but, as travelers, my husband & I value privacy so that is what I try to provide. We keep the apartment open to rent & for home exchanges when we travel, as well as visits from family & friends. It is efficiently outfitted with everything we could think of from our experiences as travelers and home-exchangers. As guests have inquired or requested, we have added amenities. The kitchen includes a European sized fridge (10 cubic ft) with freezer, an oven w/a 3 burner cooktop, an electric kettle, toaster, coffee bean grinder, single-cup drip cones, a french press, a microwave as well as all kinds of cookware & utensils. There is a 32" 4K Smart TV. Our cable provider is Spectrum. There are On Demand services and a DVR if you want to record live TV. I have a Netflix account set up for Airbnb users, but you can log in to your own account if you prefer. We provide a blow dryer, an iron & ironing board. We have various travel books & magazines listing local activities inside the apartment. There are fresh sheets, extra pillows, wash cloths, bath & hand towels, as well as beach towels, large and small boogie boards (1 ea.), a beach umbrella & beach chairs. Pets pass through the property, but the apartment has always been pet-free. No smoking or vaping inside, near our windows or doors, or in the courtyard. It's too close to our home, and I have a superb sense of smell. No pets allowed. Again, please note that there is NO parking space with the apartment. Street parking only. You can always find parking, but how nearby is variable depending on the time of year and day of the week. Venice is THE public beach for one of the largest cities in the world, so on beautiful weekends and summer beach days parking nearby can be challenging. Buses run frequently on nearby Pacific Avenue and Washington Blvd. to various locations in Los Angeles. We recommend using scooters, Uber and Lyft. Please send a profile, request or questions through the "Contact Me" link before actually booking. I'll respond quickly and, if you've decided, click the "Book It" button. Thank you for looking! Guests have full, private access to the studio and the immediate area outside the door, where the beach chairs and boogie boards are stored. You can sometimes use our patio and table to eat outside but I don't maintain it or offer it as part of the rental. It is not private, and we sometimes need to use it as a way-station and for staging. I will interact with you as much or as little as you like. Unless I hear from you, I will leave you alone. Please don't hesitate to let me know of any concern you have, no matter how small. This is a friendly neighborhood. Our street is one block long. Permanent residents all know and watch out for each other, each others' pets and children. That said, Venice has its share of travelers and those who sleep outdoors; for the most part don't bother them and they won't bother you. It has ALWAYS been that way in Venice. We are 1/2 block from the sand, the Venice Pier, coffee shops, bike rentals and local shops. Parking is tough, but no worse than in NY, San Francisco, Rome or Paris. Venice is the main public beach for all of Los Angeles; a city of 4 million people. You may need to walk a bit to get to your car. The 33 Metrobus goes from the Venice Traffic Circle to Union Station downtown. It's best to research your own public transport as there are new light rail lines and buses servicing them all the time. All local transport options have websites: LA Metro, Big Blue Bus and Culver City Bus. There are bikes and scooters to rent nearly everywhere. Uber and Lyft are hugely convenient in Los Angeles. I use them myself when I don't want to drive or park. Please check my online guidebook, which I add to or modify from time to time. I'm really picky about where I would recommend eating but there are plenty local eateries I don't list, with options that may be fine with you.