I stayed in the house for a fairly long time as I was trying to find a permanent place to live in LA. The location is convenient to the areas I needed to get to and close to public transit. There is always a place to park, if not on the street right in front of the house, then on one of the side streets. I always felt safe in the neighborhood as it was close to a school and the neighborhood is mostly families. Penelope and her family are all really great. I met Penelope and her sister America the day I moved in and her parents and brother several time throughout my stay. They were always very friendly towards me and extremely helpful. Any issues I had while staying here were related to other guests. People not following the house rules by leaving out food or not cleaning up after themselves, but those issues and any other house issues were dealt with as soon as I notified Penelope. If she was not available to deal with the issue immediately, she would send a family member to the house. The entire family is really invested in making this place a great place to stay. As I was moving out, I was struggling loading something into my car, and her brother Erick ran over to help me with it. It really is a fantastic spot and if you do stay and there are any issues, tell Penelope, she will make sure it is taken care of. I truly believe that any of the issues people had staying here could have been alleviated if they had just notified the family and given them a chance to fix the issue.