THE HOST: The highlight of the stay is Tara's hospitality. She makes you feel comfortable and at home. She had awesome suggestions regarding vegan food places.
SPACE: The place is spacious and has lots of light. The room itself does get unbearably hot during the day, as the AC machine is in the living room/kitchen area and does not reach the bedrooms. It only gets cooler later in the day. There is an air mattress in the bedroom. It is comfortable, but you have to fill it out every once in a while. There is enough closet with space and a dresser.
KITCHEN: Tara was very kind to clear some kitchen cabinets as well as fridge space, so that I could store some food. I stayed for 39 days, so that was very convenient.
PARKING: The parking was very doable. I never had a problem finding parking. A few times I did have to look around longer, but found parking a couple of blocks away. For the most part - and depending on the time of day - I did found a free spot right in front of the building.
LOCATION: Tara's apartment is about 4 blocks away from the "Walk of Fame." It was nice to just be able to walk and not deal with parking when taking a touristic walk. There are also restaurants and coffee shops. Ralph's is just around the corner and Target and Starbucks are about 3 blocks away. The overall area is ok. You have to pay attention when taking a walk as there is plenty of doggy poop on the streets (LOL!).
For the most part Tara is away for work, so it is pretty much just you in the apartment. She still manages to text back if you need anything. Overall, I enjoyed my stay, and would stay here again in the future. :)