Our Contemporary Cottage with Pool: Charming outside and contemporary inside!

Super place. Thoughtful, attentive, warm hosts. Great attention to detail.

It is a small piece of heaven, right in the middle of everything you could possibly want to experience. Close to hiking, great movies, mindblowing restaurants, fun shopping, and even a qi-gong place that gives you espresso on your way out :-) ! I live in New York, and my daughter (who lives in Sherman Oaks) was due to have her first child, my first grandchild. It was a huge event in our widely dispersed family, and I needed to find a place close to her that would accommodate me and my wife, in addition to maybe one more family member. I needed a place with a full kitchen and a washer dryer. And I needed it to be really quiet. This place fit the bill in all those ways and oh, so much more.

First of all, it was spit spot clean, and well appointed. Everything you could need was there, with extras. For instance, I've stayed in VRBOs all over, and the places with washer dryers often don't have anything else. But here, the detergent and dryer sheets were provided. And the kitchen--my favorite element--was tiny but perfect. You can stand at the counter, and start to make dinner, and everything is right under your hands, exactly where you would instinctively reach for it. Cutting board, good knives, everything in great shape.

The main bed is incredibly comfortable, but they also have a pullout couch, which we had to make use of for family members coming from other cities to see the baby. That pullout couch is also, surprisingly, very comfortable!

I stayed there for five weeks. Of course, during a stay of that length, one is bound to need assistance from the host. I had questions about the restaurants in the area. The batteries in the remote needed changing. Was there an extra blanket for the bed? Things of that sort. I cannot tell you how FAST the response was. Fast and pleasant, short and sweet. Almost all the VRBO hosts we've dealt with have been lovely, but these people are truly above and beyond. Also, right in the middle of our stay, the Woolsey fire was raging--and Michael was very reassuring in terms of where we were in relation to it.

The pool was not heated, so I only swam in it once--it was late October/November--but it was always super clean.

Bottom line, this little place became home to me. I will be back many times.

Overall experience was great!! Loved the cottage.. Nice neighborhood.. went out for run every morning .. very safe. Host Michael was great!!

The Contemporary Cottage was a perfect retreat for our short visit to children and grandchildren in LA at the end of September. Michael and Laura are perfect landlords - attentive but not intrusive.

comfortable and cozy!