Chic Whittier Oasis: Private Pool, Hot Tub & Grill

Reviews

• Pleasant Whittier Home

  5/5

  This property was as advertised. My family came to California for a week long vacation and we wanted something that was somewhat centralized to the things we wanted to do...and the airport that we flew into (which was Ontario). Whittier seemed like a good location and this house was suitable. The kitchen was great. Two ovens was a plus...we utilized those. They had all the utensils that we would need to cook some meals. We took advantage of the gas grill one night and made burgers and dogs. The dining room area had a big table...plenty of room for meals and playing games that we brought. The lighting in that room was not that great. Because of the high ceiling, there was no light above the table, but we made due with the lights that were in the surrounding areas. The living room was nice. My 16 year old daughter was really digging the massage chair. We all tried it, but she was in it every day! The bedrooms and bathrooms were all good size. And the second story balcony exercise equipment was nice The back patio/pool area was very relaxing. The kids used the pool (although it was pretty chilly in early June) and we all used the hot tub. It was no extra charge ..we just needed to let our "Guest Contact", Mauricio, know when to turn it on. Gas fueled firepit was also used a lot for the cool nights...made lots of smores. Overall, a very good stay. I suggest parking on the road. Driveway has funny angles. Second story was creeky. Overall, it was a good place

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Do your due diligence on this property

  1/5

  There is a lot. Starts with communicating with the local host, who did not initiate the front door code so we arrived and stood there for over 20 minutes, at night, in the cold - meanwhile he was unresponsive. House is on a massively busy street - which they don't tell you! Make sure you ask about where the cleaner lives on the property - as it is a shock when you see her door outside the main bathroom window :) We also made sure we told him in advance that we wanted the jacuzzi heated the entire time - which it never was, and we had to ask multiple times. Highest it went was around 90 degrees. We knew we were being watched and listened to on the outdoor cameras - which was a massive breach of security on our part (we have a child with us). The list goes on and on. We left a day early because we were so uncomfortable in this place. And last but not least, dealing with the management company Evolve after the fact and their "investigation" into this was disrespectful to say the least and understandably offensive.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Nice Big House with some quirks

  4/5

  We had a great trip! Great location, big house with pool, hot tub, awesome massage chair, lots of room to spread out. Very comfortable beds. No washer/dryer.

  I will mention a few quirks to know in advance - if you want the hot tub turned on you have to text someone and it only stays on for 3 hours. Also we asked about pool heat as this was promised in the listing and were told if we wanted to heat the pool we couldn't have the hot tub on? Some general wear and tear on the house, multiple lights not working. Looked like a pet had clawed some of the beds.

  But overall super fun, just mentioning these things in case anyone is on the fence.

• Birthday

  5/5

  House was wonderful plenty of space great views and lots of seating outside

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Lovely location and home

  5/5

  Generally, a very positive experience. Just a few issues to raise and/or mention:

  1. The property could do with an instruction book to operate the various appliances and to get the firepit going

  2. Although the pool is heated, it still felt cool to us as there is nothing to circulate the water, so the warm water stays on the top.

  3. It's a really lovely spot but it is really quite some distance from the tourist spots in LA. We had really not appreciated how poor the traffic is in the city - this is down to our naivety but it's worth flagging up if it's your first visit there.

  4. We existed using Uber and Lyft but that did cost us an absolute fortune.