Okay first of all Caitlin wins all the prizes for the interior design. Wow! The apartment is not only beautiful, but really well designed in layout and functionality. The deep walk in closet is a marvel, especially for a relatively small place. The galley kitchen is wonderful and perfectly suited to cooking. Great workspace. A lamp that doubles as a speaker so you can play music from your phone. Everything is great! The bed was also very comfortable and cozy, I slept soundly. The apartment is very quiet and tucked away so you don't hear elevator noises and luckily the place has quiet neighbors above and below (you might hear occasional footsteps). Wifi worked really well, no issues at all, which was paramount for a long work stay.
Caitlin was very friendly, super quick with communication and always helpful and accommodating with any questions I had. The apartment building had an issue one day with plumbing in the kitchen sinks for apartments in line with this one, and Caitlin quickly assisted and made sure I didn't lack for anything I needed, and coordinated with the building staff so I didn't have to deal with stuff.
The location is central in downtown, which means the pros are that you have anything you need from public transit (I didn't rent a car) to taxis to post offices to restaurants (several vegan spots, too) to shopping or whatever else. The only con is that everyone knows LA has a problem with homelessness, and this is brought into stark relief downtown.
All in all this was a really great place and a lovely host--wouldn't hesitate to return here! Thanks Caitlin!