Andrea's apartment was an amazing place to spend our first month as we moved to Los Angeles. I can't recommend it highly enough. The neighborhood is beyond wonderful: quiet, quirky, and full of natural beauty and old school charm. Plus, it's virtually in the geographic center of LA-everything is close. The actual apartment was like staying at a friend's place. It's big and airy, and full of great plants and cool film posters. We like to cook, and the kitchen was well equipped as only an Italian could do it (sure, no microwave, but a Nespresso machine, pasta rollers, mini food-processor, and even a gnocchi board!). There's a terrific back patio with dining table where we spent long mornings (with aforementioned Nespresso) doing laptop work and lounging. Parking was easy. Wifi was good. It's a little nerve wracking booking a longish-term stay sight unseen, but we felt like this couldn't have been better.