Silver Lake is such a great location, it’s under 30 minutes to get to most areas in LA, it’s also around the same time if you want to go further out to Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas etc We went to Laguna Beach a couple of times and it took us less than an hour. Ted’s place has everything you need for a long term stay including a washer, dryer, cooker and also lots of pots and pans which was really useful for us as we were there over the Christmas period. The immediate area is very walkable, there are great coffee shops and restaurants close by, a Whole Foods around the corner and fantastic Silver Lake Wine a two minute walk away. We also walked up to Griffith Observatory several times from here, the views are amazing and I would highly recommend it!