This is an excellent choice for those who are looking for an experience in the L.A. suburbs close to downtown. Echo Park is a mixed neighborhood with some redevelopment but not yet enough to interfere with its earthy character. You will see bars on windows, junk cars, taco trucks and stray cats, combined with a fair number of modish stores and eateries. Get here while it is good! This Airbnb is a period guest house behind an Arts & Crafts bungalow, set in a very private and lovely garden. It couldn’t be much nicer, and everything you will need is thoughtfully laid-out. Street parking is fairly good but can get challenging in the evenings, and I got a $73 parking ticket due to my inattention to the signs. The only wrinkle for us was that there is no network TV (only on-demand TV), so we couldn’t watch the playoff games. Highly recommended!