We stayed in this apartment for about 3 months when working at UCLA. The location is great and the building is also very nice (clean and friendly lobby area with workspace and lounge and 24/7 guard, nice pool, spa and gym, garden with waterfall, pond, turtles).
However, this apartment is extremely uncomfortable. It appears to be a converted 1 bedroom, which means that there are no windows in the kitchen and living room. It is very dark and has poor air quality.
The furniture is very impractical and extremely uncomfortable. We had big problems with back pain from the beds, the dining chairs and the couch is unusable. Much of the furniture was also broken and there is no place to move it. Also, after arriving we were instructed to tell people in the building that we were "friends" with the owner as the rental may not have been legal - this was very unsettling as we felt constant stress that we could be kicked out.
However, the worst thing about the apartment is how unbelievably dirty is was when we showed up. The entire place was covered in layers of filth – a rag would get completely BLACK from one swipe over the surfaces. The ceiling fans had finger-thick layers of dirt. All dishes and kitchen utensils were covered in food and grease. It was not just poorly cleaned, but in a miserable condition. There were also nearly 100lbs of rotten, out of date food items that created a terrible smell. When we informed the host (Air Concierge) of this, we got extremely rude and dismissive responses. They would not do anything about it, so we had to spend several days cleaning. There was only one set of keys provided for 4 people, which the host also responded to in a very rude way. The condition of the apartment and the attitude of the host was a shock and a huge effort for the simplest things, but since we had our visas and placement in schools for our children connected to the address, we had no other option than to stay.
In the end, we got a reimbursement for making new keys and for the cleaning fee, but this does not nearly cover the amount of effort it took to make the space livable. It is sad to leave Los Angeles but a huge relief to never have to be in that apartment ever again.