I’ve stayed with Mary for 3 days. We came to LA for our anniversary. If you are looking to do fun things while you stay in LA just note santa monica, Venice and even heading to Hollywood is a steep 40minutes to hour drive from where you are staying. After reading the reviews I thought I wouldn’t see the home owner but I ended up seeing them a few times. As far as staying there It felt secured and safe she does have a few rules that aren’t any biggie and overall besides the transportation since I was there as a tourist I’d definitely recommend staying there if you don’t plan on doing any activities outside pico rivera. Also the room that you are staying in does not have a lock on the door.