Venice Beach Vacation Condos

False advertising with no couch, despite the photos showing a couch. Nowhere comfortable to sit. No chairs with cushions. Significant wear and tear on furniture. Stained stool with cigarette burn hole. Chair had loose, wobbly legs. Shower head doesn’t switch between modes. Low water pressure. Living room blinds broken so people can see in. Toilet tank doesn’t always fill, so can’t always flush. We booked this place for 1 week on the same day we needed it. After finding this place was very uncomfortable, we didn't stay more than one night and reached out to management to release the place back to them. Even though we gave the place back right away after just one night, they refused to refund us even partially. BEWARE BOOKING WITH THEM!

First, the positives: apartment was conveniently located a block from the beach, instructions to get in were clear, and manager Daphne was friendly. We were granted a late check out (for $75) which was helpful. The negatives: We are a family of four with a lot of laundry, and one of the reasons we booked this place is so we could wash our clothes at the end of a 3-week holiday. We were told the washer and dryer were not working, but not advised of where we could actually do laundry. We had no car, so it was not practical to drive to a laundromat. The apartment was nothing like the photos, which were obviously taken with a lens that stretched the view and were of a different apartment in the block. It was tiny. Furniture was cheap and peeling, and one dresser drawer was glued shut. The couch/sofa bed had splashes of white liquid spilled on the side of it. There was no bin or place in the kitchen for recycling. There were signs on the wall saying "don't ____" with various instructions not to do things, coupled with multiple email messages saying "don't ____ or you will be fined". This made the experience feel like we were unwelcome guests who couldn't be trusted to take good care of a place. We received feedback requests from every place we stayed in the US except this one. The fact that we were not asked for feedback on our stay here confirms the fact that the owners are not really interested in it. Give this place a miss.