Avis 2BR Spacious Penthouse- Walking Distance to Shops & Restaurants

This condo is not in Topanga. The location is wrong. It's in central LA. As pointed out in other reviews, finding the unit was a bit challenging. The unit is spacious and you don't hear the city noises. Overall the unit was clean but you see visible stains around bathroom door handle. The couch could use a cleanup. We liked the location. There is no toaster, no water kettle or a coffee maker in this unit.

This place is not located in topanga but the pictures are accurate. We had expected to be in topanga but for us this turned out to be better. We were next to great dining and shopping centers, museums, and only took 30 mins to get to beach. Super spacious. Had some issues with Wi-Fi and TV’s upstairs not working to really watch anything on them. The down stairs TV was fine though. Had been connected to the Wi-Fi. Jean was very responsive from the moment we checked in. Great stay would come again :)

We did feel very safe at this location. You need a gate code to get into the parking, elevator wait area as well as use of the elevator. There is a separate door code for you to get into the actual unit. There was always guest parking available, the unit does not come with an assigned stall. We were very close to many places we wanted to drive to and was even able to walk to an art exhibit and Whole Foods. With that being said, the unit was not ready for us to check in despite us checking in a day later then originally planned. When we got there, we found dishes left in the dishwasher- not sure if they were clean or dirty, I didn’t even want to examine. Dishes were also drying on a dish towel left on the kitchen counter. Towels were still in the dryer. The waste basket in the kitchen and bathroom was not lined, we had to search for and line it ourselves. Cabinet was left with half open chips and snacks. There was no toilet paper (not even a partial roll) in one of the bathrooms with no refills in any of the drawers and cabinets in that room. We eventually found two rolls in the third bathroom we checked. There were four of us staying there and we were provided with only four towels- as a female with long hair, I use one for my wet hair and one for my body. Simple math, we were not provided enough towels. The towels were not placed in the bathroom or linen closet they were left on the kitchen counter. The bed is hard and pillows very uncomfortable. No coffee table or end tables to place drinks while sitting on the living room couch. The worst part was the WiFi did not work. I contacted our host, she mentioned there was a hot spot as back up which could not be found. We checked all the drawers and cabinets with no luck. The tv is smart so with no WiFi we were unable to watch anything. Luckily we had hot spot on our phone which we used to connect. I asked our host if she could send someone the next day to assist with the situation, she agreed but did not follow through. The day came and went with no one showing up or no communication at all from our host. We couldn’t find the modem to even try and restart/reboot- it was probably behind one of the locked doors. We eventually did find the back up hot spot as we were packing up the night before we left. It was in a shopping bag left on the side which was not looked through as we just assumed it was one of the many shopping bags we had carried in.

This property was actually in LA near the Farmer’s Market, and not Topanga. This was not a problem for me because the location was great (besides the Farmer’s Market, it was also near the Grove, shopping, restaurants, and several museums). There was a bit of confusion at check in getting the right access codes, but Jean was fast getting back to me and everything got straightened out pretty quickly. On the plus side, it was great to stay in a place with a nice kitchen and so much space. Overall, it was an excellent stay.

Clean, quiet, excellent location! Coded entry to access the entire property. Two masters, so it's great for couples. Check in, parking and directions were easy. Comfy beds and furniture. The grove is steps away.