The residence was fine, but the best thing was the location. The recommendations on Sonya's list were great. There are several good places to eat within a few blocks, ( Love Saki House Miro, Rascal, La Brea Bakery, and Trejo's--all low key and yummy) and the neighborhood is central to everything we wanted to do. We walked to LACMA and the old farmers' market and even tried the nearby buses and metro, which worked really well and gave us a sense of LA not available from the car. Sonya's is a great place to use as a home base to explore LA!