We had a great 18 day stay at Josh's place. It was fantastic and just as described. We used to live near the Pasadena area so are familiar with the area and Josh's place is well situated. Since we are familiar with Pasadena area, we feel we can attest to this being a legit place to stay to really experience the Pasadena lifestyle. It's in a good, safe, and quiet neighborhood. What we loved doing is waking up, making some coffee and breakfast, then going to old town Pasadena and shop around and grab lunch there. There is also an awesome Coffee Intelligentsia there, and DOTS cupcake is awesome too!
It's close enough to old town Pasadena and Arcadia, Temple City and those areas. There are plenty of restaurants and supermarkets (VONS, Wholefoods, CVS, etc) nearby and the house has plates, pots, pans to cook if you decide to. There is also a pretty big mall in the whole area which is only about 12-15 min drive away (Arcadia Santa Anita Mall). To those unfamiliar with the lifestyle of Southern California, please be advised a car is very necessary. Unless you live in Downtown LA or Santa Monica area (then maybe you can get by without a car). If you are fortunate to have a car like us, and most, rest assured there is a private gated parking available. Street parking is also available.
Overall it was a great stay and we had an awesome time and totally would recommend this place to anyone!