Casa Karmina

I’ll try and make this short… worst experience ever. Carpet was flithy, doors were dirty, the parking was horrible. I had to climb in the passenger side to get in my car, the chairs on the deck were rusted and broke when I sat in them and cut my leg and swim trunks. I then had to get a tetanus shot. Which I’m not happy about. No smoke detectors in the house. oh there was one but it didn’t work. The carpet on the deck is ripped and we tripped on it multiple times. Now here is the worst part. Major harassment by the owner and manager. In the «house rules» it states you can have a gathering but not a party. It’s labor day and a few of our friends stopped by on their bikes to say hello and it was a major problem with robin the owner. We are all 40 and 50 year adults that was told to turn off our music so we didn’t disrupt the neighbors next door that weren’t even there. We are very respectful and responsible people and were repeatedly harassed all day by the manager Noël Gould. We stayed within house rules and they still harassed us. I got 10 phone calls and 4 text messages. Noël said my friends and their bikes had to be gone by 630. My 4 friends and us went to dinner and came back at 7 and went inside and said our goodbyes for 30 mins all while noel blew my phone up. After I got done putting my 9 month old son to sleep I called him back and he berated us for 20 mins stating our 2,000 dollars doesn’t mean anything to him and he paid 4,000,000 for the place (which he didn’t and isn’t even the owner) after this horrific stay we did some research and come to find out there are so many zoning and legal issues with this unit and that’s the reason why they are so on top of their renters during their stay. Now I’m sure noel is going to respond and say this that and the other about us but rest assured that we are responsible and respectful adults. I have never been treated in this manner and we rent a house at the beach every summer.

Hands down, best location in Venice Beach!
We just had our wedding at Casa Karmina and my parents also stayed at the house for the week leading up to the event. We couldn’t be more pleased with the house or our experience! Robin is fantastic! We will be back!!!

Although the location is beautiful I was disappointed in how «hands on» the on-​site manager Robyn was. I went there with 12 other middle aged professional women and felt like a teenager tip-​toeing around the property. In fact, this vacation was strained to say the least. We paid well over $ 2800.00 to enjoy the beach and have fun! If you like to laugh out loud and talk in excited (possibly loud at times!) way and enjoy alcoholic beverages while enjoying your vacation without someone constantly over your shoulder then this would NOT be the place for you and your friends. If, on the other hand, are looking for a place to meditate and enjoy the views and surrounding areas then you found the right spot! At one point, Robyn brought up two of her male companions to the rooftop deck while we were sunbathing to show them the view and let them play instruments! It was like she was in every photograph of «our» vacation (strange at best). Along with our partially returned deposit we also recieved an AA pamphlet!?? Very unprofessional behavior.

we just got back from yet another extended weekend at Casa Karmina! WOW! Incredible, again! We really lucked out on the February weather being in the 70’s, the sunsets from the deck were unreal and the quiet mornings walking up the coast were amazing! no crowds this time of year.
I read Phatty K’s review and wanted to make a comment. Casa Karmina IS non-​smoking (which we appreciate). The lovely landlady, Robin is attentive to our every need. On both of our visits, we had friends over for a lunch on the deck, a jam session (there are instruments all over), a game night, a dinner as well as a superbowl party. Robin even arranged a special pampering session for me and my daughter on– GET THIS– Sunday morning AT Casa Karmina with her hairdresser. WOW! You can’t find service like that anymore. Well, you can… at Casa Karmina!
we can’t wait to get back!