My husband and I stayed her for several days while in LA between Christmas and New Years. The apartment is very well located - close to Westwood and UCLA, easy access to Santa Monica and the freeways, etc. It is also attractive - modern furniture and quite spacious - and clean. It's a little under-furnished; a couch would be nice, but not necessary. The parking is secure. There is an elevator, which was broken when we got there but was fixed by the end of the next day.

There were a few things missing that made our stay less comfortable than it could have been. There was only one set of towels in the bathroom when we arrived (one medium, one small), which made taking a shower less than perfect. The bathmat was also missing. We requested and received additional towels and bathmat on our second day. In addition, there was no hand soap in the bathroom, making handwashing difficult, and the bathroom was not stocked with soap and shampoo as advertised. The one, part roll of toilet paper ran out and was eventually replaced but only after we had to borrow a roll from my parents to tide us over.

One reason we like to stay in houses/apartments when we travel is the convenience of having breakfast at home. We did manage this, but had to go out to the Starbucks on the corner (there's also a Peet's a little farther away) to get coffee every day as there was no way to make coffee in the apartment (no kettle, no coffee pot, no filters). Getting our coffee at Starbucks made it possible for us to have juice with breakfast as there were no glasses, so we drank juice out of the provided coffee mugs. Finally, while there was dishwashing soap and a dish drainer, there was no sponge so we had to wash our breakfast dishes with our hands.

Had we wanted to make dinner "at home" we could have, but it would be nice to have more than one small saucepan and one small skillet to work with.

All in all, a nice apartment to sleep in while exploring LA, but not as comfortable as it could be if you wanted to spend a little more "at home time."