The location is about 10 minutes from DTLA, 20 minutes from Hollywood, 30 minutes from Santa Monica, and 40 minutes from LAX with a vehicle (depending on traffic). We used Lyft to get around since the company had the best prices for the region. Flor was one of the best airbnb hosts I have encountered so far. She provided us with cleaning supplies, utensils, pots/pans, cups, dish soap, sponges, body wash, shampoo, etc. Relating to cooking at the airbnb I would recommend buying bottled water for cooking, and buy bottled water for drinking. Grocery stores, and supermarkets are about 4 minutes away from the airbnb location with a vehicle (which is fantastic). For the first time being in LA this place was a great start which is located in a quiet family oriented neighborhood.
Side note: if you do show up here for the first time understand that your airbnb is the garage, and not the actual home (which is turned into a dope living space). Also if you are using Lyft, Uber, or GPS make sure that they go to the correct street ;)