Spent about 4 months (Sept 23-Jan 31) at this Airbnb. Great location for the price and if one doesn’t drive a car! The #45 bus is a 10-15min bus ride to Chinatown and about 20min to DTLA. Taking Uber/ Lyft to downtown is also reasonably priced from this location.
The hosts are usually responsive via txt msg thru the app, Penelope’s mom usually does the replying. The room is clean, with bed linen and bath towel provided. Kitchen has the basic pots, pans and utensils available.
The host also provides dish soap, hand soap, disinfectant cleaning spray/ wipes, swifer wet mop, broom, trash bags and toilet paper.
Some things i learned during my stay here:
Give the hosts a couple days heads up when you are running low on toilet paper. They usually restock them on Sundays.
The host doesn’t provide paper towels. You can purchase them at a dollar store within a 1/2mile away.
Give the host a heads up if you are expecting a letter in the mail. The mailbox is locked and the host will fetch the mail with the key. Packages are delivered on the doorstep of the house and is hidden from the street.
Noted bugs (ants/ cockroaches) during the warmer months. The cockroaches mainly appeared on the counters and kitchen sink area at night. The landlord is aware of the bugs.
Keeping the place clean, especially the kitchen area, and not leaving food out helped reduce the bugs. The winter months also helped in reducing the bugs from coming out.
I hope this review helps. Thanks again to Penelopes family for hosting!