Chris's place was a perfect home for my month-long stay in Los Angeles. The location in Echo Park is pretty central and I felt that everywhere I wanted to be was a 10 - 15 min drive away. For instance, Glendale, DTLA, Highland Park are all ~10 min away and Pasadena, Thai Town, Koreatown are all ~15 - 20 min away.
The neighborhood is also very walkable and has great grocery stores like Cookbook, which I highly recommend, and Lassen's. It was nice walking around the neighborhood at sunset. You get to see some pretty views from the hills, such as by Eleysian, and get to walk a few "hidden" staircases.
The house itself is the perfect size as well and really has everything you need for your stay. Street parking was not a major issue. Most of the time I could find parking on the same street. I could find parking near the house all the time.