Let me start by stating that Tom is an *absolutely awesome* host! He is hands-off, basically letting you be (by) yourself in his lovely centrally located downtown L.A. home much if not most of the time... And yet at the same time Tom is also very helpful offering suggestions and advice, as needed. For example, related to local shopping & sightseeing -- and, in my case, advice on the best walking/hiking routes to the various music venues I was going to visit during my stay, as well as on exercise-related stuff (yes, Tom is also a personal trainer! ;-)). All of which was extremely useful! Also, the location is quite central to lots of stuff -- for example, I walked to both the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and the YouTube Theatre -- and there are also plenty of shopping & food options within walking distance. *Highly* recommend!