Nikolai's place is exactly as advertised -- clean, comfortable, and centrally located. We didn't know anything about LA before we arrived, but it turns out Nikolai's place is a quick and easy drive to downtown, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, and a bunch of other fun stuff, plus Echo Park itself is fun. The view from the porch is spectacular -- we loved drinking our morning coffee out there. There's also a pretty well-equipped kitchen if you wanted to cook something, though there's so much amazing food in the neighborhood I don't know why you would. There's also good internet service in the house, which was a plus for us. Getting in and out was easy and Nikolai was very responsive, although we didn't end up needing much. There's also plenty of parking nearby, which was helpful.