Colby & ConradReviews of colbyconrad.com

Love the location and the cottage. Bedding was quite nice. Was sad the yard wasn’t fenced. Having to leash to potty was a bummer. But the neighborhood is quiet and the deck in the sun was great.

Relaxing place, clean and close to Joshua Parc entrance!

The house was stunning, pretty much exactly as described (although a bit worn and torn in places, which you don't see in the pictures - more of that later). The one thing that was a worry, but turned out to be absolutely fine, was the feeling that the whole thing wasn't real, right up until I got the actual email with the entry instructions. The night before our flight (we were coming from the UK) I couldn't sleep with worry that myself and my team actually wouldn't have anywhere to stay. There's no official booking receipt, just a lot of emails with no official company information on, invoices with no company information on (just a company name, which doesn't appear in US company searches), links to forms to fill out where you submit the credit card details - they take the money and then you realise you haven't got any official documentation with any official organisation - even the agreement that you sign (which is basically a liability contract, fairly standard) is only on a live link for a few days. I have been scammed by airbnb companies before so was really quite anxious about this one - no where online could I find any official company information for the company that had taken thousands of dollars. Having said that, a lot of that was fuelled by paranoia from bad experiences, and approximately one week before arrival I had a courtesy call to ask what we were visiting for, and if there was anything we needed. Again, the follow up emails came from generic email addresses with no official company info on them, they almost seemed like AI - perhaps they were, and then in the midst of them all the occasional personal message from the person that called me (who ended up being really helpful once we were in LA). So, the positive is that in the end it ALL WORKED OUT, they are a great company, and because I spent far too long scouring the internet and looking on trustpilot (amongst others), hopefully anyone with the same nervousness will rest assured by this review. We used the concierge service to stock the kitchen ahead of our arrival, and everything we asked for was purchased correctly - none of those weird supermarket substitutions. I was astonished by the eye-popping price of it, but we were in town to work and pitch so actually it was worth it. Were I on vacation here with the time to do it myself I may have saved at least 50% of the cost, but you're paying for the convenience. The house is lovely, perfect for our needs. Upsides are that it is spacious, a great place to work, eat, hang out, watch movies in down time, take a dip in the pool, and it's centrally located. Downsides are that a lot of it isn't up to scratch for the price, some door locks don't work, many kitchen appliances don't work, parts of it are a bit grubby. If you bought the house you'd not need to spend much to bring it up to standard, so it would be great if they could because the smallest of details do have a big impact when you're paying top dollar. It wouldn't take a lot to turn this from a very nice house into a stunning house. Having said all that, it was ideal for our needs and I would definitely be back, and despite my initial concerns can vouch for Colby & Conrad as a first class rental company who I will recommend to all of my colleagues in the wonderful world of showbiz.