It's your classic immaculately designed hipster shangri-la island oasis in the hood. We really appreciated the elegant taste in decoration and responsive hosting. We arrived on the 4th of July, so the neighborhood was a little in chaos. After 3 hours of it, we were worried the fireworks would go all night. But then they stopped and we got a good night's sleep (unlike where we live in NY!). Good fireworks too :) Overall, having gotten to know DTLA, I'd say the street had a relatively large amount of trash strewn about but also felt friendlier and safer than other DTLA neighborhoods. Would stay again!