we had a great time at Gidy's place. we came up to LA from San Diego to go to Universal & the Science Center. with midmorning saturday traffic, universal was only a 15 minute drive. the science center was about 20 minutes. it's a great location! there's a bunch of places to eat near by, a movie theater about 8 minutes away, a target about 6-7 minutes from away.
(do keep an eye out for stray cats in the neighborhood. when we went to leave in Saturday, there was a stray kitten underneath the hood of our car.)