Serene Escapes Hollywood

The shared space was less than safe. The kitchen was dirty. The countertops were cracked & stained. The stove grill was askew. The things in the fridge were sketch. And the stairwell to the bedrooms was unlit. Some dude was up until 2:30AM doing dishes, but in the morning you couldn't tell. I woke up the next day (after sleeping with the lights on) and all the doors were unlocked. Thanks, I guess, for the two threadbare "towels" and washcloths, but I didn't shower there because I didn't trust my safety.

The floor was dirty, it was a shared places and that was not established on the information

This place is modern, very clean, nicely furnished and decorated, well equipped, and located close to attractions. So what's wrong? Well, the owners take great pains to conceal that this is an apartment with three bedrooms, all rented separately, with the living space accessed and shared by all. In effect, it's an upmarket dorm. Because the "shared accommodation" description is purposely well hidden (you have to click on "more details", then "more" again to see it mentioned, just those two words, buried in the small print,) what happens is that guests turn up and are shocked and surprised that "someone else is in the accommodation they booked!" This happened to us, and two other groups on the three nights we'd booked. You end up sharing with people you do not know! If you read the reviews, you'll note that others have been caught out in the same way. The owners should be required NOT to deliberately hide this important detail, buried in the small print several clicks away, but to make it very, very clear on the main page. Given what it really is, the price is way too high (we moved to a nearby 4 star hotel for considerably less per night!), and to add insult to injury, they want you to pay an additional $20 per night just to park your car there, by way of "thanks" for paying them an already overly high price to stay there.

So you know it’s a shared space like a dorm in college. It’s not specifically on the details. The other guest there were surprised as much as we were. We had our baby and privacy was very important for our stay.

You are staying at an apartment. Feels like you're home. You can do laundry, dishes, cook a full meal. The bedrooms are proper bedrooms. Just beware the tight turba parking. I've said too much!

This was like 3 room condo so each room is rented separately so you end sharing a kitchen and a living room downstairs 2 people rent one of the other room they were having a party there late at night too noisy no privacy felt unsafe I rented the room for two nights only stay one night there only and came back home instead Area was dark parking inside property extra 20 dollars I had a pick up truck very difficult to accommodate never go back to this one