Where to begin? I came all the way from the UK to go to a convention in CA. I was apprehensive due to me not knowing the areas very well, and not know what's good or what's bad. I can officially state that the area is lovely. I even had a great conversation with the neighbour one of the evenings too. Very friendly. As for the place itself, it's deceptively large. Several rooms even with a study area. There were only two of us and it could have easily housed many many more folks. I cannot recommend it enough. It's a clean, friendly, great neighbourhood and most of all Jason as a host is extremely accommodating. He offered advice about several things including many local services. I can't speak highly enough.
As for the location, if you have a rental car like I did, I found that I was central to most things. And almost any direction I went in all across LA was around the same amount of time. I preferred this, as I didn't want to stay static in one area and even went to sequoia forest one of the days.
My advice is, if you're on the fence, just go for it, you won't regret it honestly.
Cheers jason for an amazing holiday.