This was an okay place. Probably the cheapest place you will be able to find for a long-term stay. I had business obligations for 6 weeks, so I stayed here for 6 weeks. The cheap price should have indicated the quality and what to expect. Just to give you an idea, there are multiple rooms in the building. You will be staying in room #1 upstairs and I believe there are 5 rooms upstairs. And downstairs has some people living there who are not affiliated with Air BNB I think.
Pros:
- cheap and convenient location near West LA.
- Bathroom and shower was nice.
- Big TV and cable for entertainment.
- Free parking and didn't have an issue finding parking
Cons:
- Location itself is kinda in the hood. Middle of and borders both Crenshaw and Inglewood.
- The pictures on the listing are NOT UP TO DATE. The blue couch area outside the building is dirty af. There's a bunch of junk in the area that is filled with paintings, random doors and just other junk. Do not expect to sit down in that area because you wouldn't want to.
- The shared common area downstairs is also dirty af. The listing shows nice bar and stools. Similarly to the outside area, just more junk in the room filled with random stuff.
- Listing says "no smoking." But there was smell of cigarettes and marijuana in the entire building every day. Also the inside of the building began to smell like some urine towards the last 2 weeks of my stay.
- Sometimes it felt unsafe. On the last week of my stay, 2 BMW cars were broken into and windows on both cars were smashed into. Constant sirens every day and night.
- On my last night there, there was a man who lived in one of the downstairs room who was tweakin out. Not sure if he was on Meth or had a manic bipolar episode. To give some context: I got back around 9PM on Tuesday night and the guy was drinking alcohol, with 2 slices of bread on the table kinda talking to himself. As I went inside, he followed me as I took the stairs to go upstairs into my room. I turned around and he had a foreign object he was brandishing (it was NOT a gun) then walked away after I turned around catching him following me. The next morning on Wednesday around 8:30AM, the same gentleman was sitting outside still talking to himself with the same slices of bread on the table, alcohol and the object on the floor next to him. It appeared to be some black object. As I left for a workout, I got back around 11AM. Now this same gentleman was walking around the parking lot with his shirt off and pacing back and forth talking to himself. He proceeded to check every car in the parking lot. He did not vandalize or break into the car, but the behavior was very concerning. He continued to do this while I was loading up my car until the moment I drove off the parking lot.
- Not sure if there were bed bugs or not, but I had to have the room bed bug bombed during my stay. I had multiple bites to my abdomen, legs and arms. Also was very itchy at night. Host insistent that they never had issues with bed bugs, but it's not a coincidence I had these bites. However, he was happy to bomb the room for bedbugs without any hesitation, so I did appreciate that.
- Ants all over the kitchenette and floors if you leave just the tiniest bag of trash on the floor.
- Bedding and pillows seemed old and dirty. I brought my own sheets, pillows and blanket. Pillows looked old and dirty so I never used them.
- Although I never had a problem finding parking, be aware that it is a one-way parking. So you will have to back up your car all the way out to the alley to get out the complex. Also, there was a white SUV that was parked at the edge of where you enter and it made backing out a hassle. It looked to be broken down and no one has towed the car despite it being there for 2-3 weeks without anyone moving it.
Overall, I DID NOT enjoy my 6-week stay and was counting the days I could leave. It's unfortunate, because Mike/Aziza was very attentive and a nice guy. Responded to my messages and anytime I had an issue, he didn't hesitate to solve it.
I would try to find a different place to stay even if it costed you a few hundred dollars more. Not a safe place to stay in my opinion, and too many issues came up that I did not like or expect. Be aware of these red flags. Hope this helps the next person who is looking to book this place for a long-term stay.