If you want to have an awesome stay in LA, you should definitely go to Donna's Guest House. The place was just perfect for me an my girlfriend an we have been sad that we've only booked 3 nights. NoHo is a very nice area and you have a good connection to Metro Red Line from her place. Donna herself is a great host, easy to communicate with, very flexible and she gave us lots of advices which places are worth to see. She also gave us the best welcome you can imagine (using her hot tube in the backyard, glass of wine,...) just perfect after a long journey and we have felt like coming and being at home :) Also her dogs are adorable so don't worry about that. To sum it up, if we are coming back to LA we will definitely try to stay at her place again.