Secluded Venice Beach Garden Bungalow

I've stayed at Carol's backyard apartment four times in the past 10 years. You won't find a better value for a short stay in Venice Beach. The location is in the quiet end of Venice, and the beach is just a short walk away, through the cute canal area. Everything you need is in walking distance, restaurants, groceries, the beautiful bike/walk path, the Venice pier, bike rentals, etc. And LAX is just 15 minutes away.The small but convenient cabin has everything two people need: nice shower, well-equipped kitchen, a big comfy bed (you pull out the bed frame to turn it from a single into a king), good wifi, DirectTV, and so on.Best of all is your host, Carol, who lives in the main house and is always available to take care of anything you need. The rest of the time she stays out of the way, and gives you privacy. It's not fancy, but it offers amazing value in one of the nicest beach neighborhoods in LA.

Friendly host, great location. The living space is a bit dated but worked well for our purpose as we were mostly out and about. As others noted, no storage space for clothes. Relatively easy and free street parking.

We had a wonderful stay at this property. It was exactly as described and the location was perfect. We stayed based upon all of the positive reviews and we agree with them whole heartedly. It was central to everything and we easily moved about the city. The hosts and their cute dog were wonderful also. Very friendly, easy to deal with and gave us lots of great recommendations. We'd highly recommend anyone to stay here and we know that we'll be back!!

There were a few positives, the owner is extremely nice, met us when we arrived and gave us good details, and dishes, silverware, bed sheets, shampoo, and a luggage rack are provided. The owner has a very friendly dog that loves to play, and the location is great. That's about all of the positives though, as far as negatives, there is no storage areas, the one and only closet is full of the owners clothes, so you are living out of a suitcase for your entire stay. The drawers are also full of the owners things or bed sheets, so those cannot be used either. There is no bathroom sink, you must use the kitchen sink for everything. The shower is made for short skinny people, if you don't meet this criteria, you might have problems. I am 5'7, about 175 and I struggled, the shower head is a little taller than I am and there is not much room to move around. There is a skylight in the ceiling, so the entire room is lit up with sunlight at 6am, whether you want it to be or not, and there is mold and cobwebs around the skylight, and the garage door is sealed with tape and the tape is peeling and moldy. The mattress on the bed is extremely thin and hard, so we had difficulties sleeping. The kitchen cabinet door does not stay closed, so you run into it when you turn around. This bungalow is actually a garage that has been cheaply converted into a very small bungalow, and it appears there isn't much maintenance given to fix things.

This little bungalow is nothing fancy, but it's clean and well equipped for an amazing stay at the quiet end of Venice Beach, at a price that can't be beat for a beachy stay in LA. The host, Carol, couldn't be more awesome, and you'll walk through the Venice Canals to get to a quiet, lovely stretch of beach. You can watch the surfers, walk or bike the beach path, and then have world-class food at Venice's amazing restaurants. That's what we always do anyway! By the way, Carol also supplies two perfect beach chairs and an umbrella.

Walking distance to Venice beach. Quiet residential area with free parking. Great stay.

Cozy. Very cozy. Like, no sink in the bathroom/shower with barely enough room to turn around cozy. But good location (walkable to the beach and Abbott-Kinney), comfortable, and lovely hosts Cathy and Kevin. As long as you’re a solo traveler not looking for anything glamorous, it should fit the bill.

Great location for walking to the beach, has everything you need, adorable dog included. Wish we could have stayed longer. Thanks

Carol is great and her cottage is cozy and private. I enjoyed stopping by local coffee shop Cow’s End on the way to the beach for morning walks. Be sure to check out the canals, just around the corner. Shops on Abbot Kinney very close, too.. This was the perfect home base for exploring all that LA has to offer.

This is a lovely backyard ADU, in the quiet residential section of Venice, just south of the canals. You'll have everything you need for a comfy stay, and the host, Carol, is always there to address any concerns. If you are looking for a big bathroom and all the frills, this isn't for you, but we absolutely love it. It has everything we need and the price and location are impossible to beat. Walk to the beach, restaurants, and shopping; walk or ride the beach paths; stroll through the canals. Perfect LA retreat. Carol even provides awesome beach chairs. She is the greatest, and so is her place.