Airbnb/Apartment Rent in Los Angeles? Any Airbnb experience?

[Conor D]

I'm heading out to Los Angeles for two weeks with family for a birthday, previously we would just set up shop at a Hotel near LAX, hire a car and travel around from there. It's worked well in the past but I've recently looked at Apartments..

You can get a two bedroom apartment in West Holywood/Wilshire/Beverly Hills area for less than the cost of two hotel rooms. This would include parking and is just beside The Grove shopping area which may mean less travelling around.

It would still be used primarily as base, and we would still be hiring a car.. I think it would be nice to have somewhere to retreat to or have breakfast, that isn't is a hotel room.

I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with renting an apartment - good or bad - as the reviews appear to be quite good, and the landlords generally accommodating with arrival time etc.