A close friend and I stayed at this studio apartment for a trip to LA/Hollywood and to celebrate a milestone birthday for me. Overall, it was an ok stay, but fell somewhat below my expectations.
Let me first highlight the positives, because there are quite a few. The location is superb if you are looking to sightsee on Hollywood Blvd. and the surrounding area. It is a short walk down the street to reach a Target, pharmacy and an LA Fitness. The Chinese theater, Dolby Theater, Walk of Fame, Jimmy Kimmel Live, etc. are very close to you. We didn't have a car and mostly used UBER to get to other parts of LA that were not walking distance, and the rates were reasonable.
The communication from Jay and LA Fame was good. The day of check in everything went very smoothly with guided help via text. You will walk up one flight of stairs to reach the second floor. Once we were in the room, LA Fame called us and explained all the things about the room and property. He was very pleasant and thorough. A nice gift bag greets you on the counter with several useful items and a nice beauty product. There are nice small accents like a string of lights under the bar that add some character to the space. The Roku TV works great. The unit is quiet, which is very important when you are needing rest.
The room itself was a bit smaller than what it seemed from the pics on Airbnb. There is the main bed as seen in the photos. The other bed, however, is not a sleeper sofa; it is an older futon. I was expecting a full pullout bed from inside the sofa. I don't think the unit would be quite big enough for four adults. Two adults or two adults and two kids would be fine.
The most disappointing detail of the room was bed cleanliness. I'm assuming the housekeeping crew wasn't thorough or careful enough. I found three long hairs in different places on the bed linens. Another long hair was found stuck on a blanket folded up on a shelf in the closet. Finding this soon after checking in the room made us feel uncomfortable and not at ease to fully relax and enjoy the space.
The kitchen area and bathroom were both fine and sufficient.
Overall, our stay here was diminished by the few issues discussed above. For the money spent, I probably wouldn't stay here again. This is in no way a reflection on Jay or LA Fame; they were both perfectly pleasant and easy to communicate with. They were also very flexible with check in and check out times.
Like another guest named Michelle said in her review, the unit is fine as a base of operations for sightseeing, but not so much if you are going to really hang out a lot in the room and relax.