I stayed at Pat's place for about a month, and it really was a home away from home. Her place was clean and had everything that I could possibly need, and it was so nice to have complete free access to everything, including the kitchen, the patio, and the pool. Pat was always so wonderfully nice and caring, and her pets are so so adorable. Especially the extra-friendly dog, Annie-- she's a very smart one, would gladly play with you all day long, but also leaves you alone when you seem uninterested.
This room has ample storage space, a desk, and a big comfortable bed. If I had to say, the only downside of this room is lighting. It's pretty dark all the time because it doesn't get a lot of sunlight due to the trees just outside the window. There is overhead lighting and two more lamps with yellow bulbs, but even with all of them on, the room is still quite dim. But then again, that also makes for the cozy vintage feel of the room in a way. Another thing to note is mild noise. I'm not sure what it was, probably something related to air conditioning or a ventilator, but there occasionally was a whirring machine sound that came from behind the wall, which was at times a little annoying. But it wasn't too bad of an issue, and it only happened sometimes.
This is a nice, safe, and quiet neighborhood in Pasadena, and while there exists public transportation, it's realistically difficult to take advantage of that. There's really nothing within walking distance, other than a few shops and cafes. The metro Gold Line station (to get to downtown LA) or the Pasadena old town area are also not within walking distance. I ended up ubering/lyfting basically everywhere, but I feel like that's just how it is in LA, and uber/lyft is pretty cheap here compared to the East Coast where I'm from, so it wasn't a huge issue. It cost me only about $20 to uber all the way to downtown LA.
All in all I loved staying at Pat's place. I would love to return someday!