The apartment is spacious enough for two people. The neighbourhood felt safe and there are plenty of reasonably priced restaurants nearby. That being said, it's not a great location if you intend to spend a lot of time downtown or in any neighbourhoods in the east part of the city. If you're heading to Venice Beach, it's a decent location! Communication with the host went smoothly at first - very polite and responsive. Unfortunately we had some difficulty when when I raised an issue with respect to the floors. There was a greasy film covering the entire floor (possibly from the soap used to clean the floor). When I informed the host, she assured me that the cleaner would come by the next day, but the cleaner never came. The people next door are very noisy in the evening (loud TV), and the walls are paper thin - so if you need to sleep early, not the right place. It did quiet down during the night however, and we slept well.