Overall had a great stay in this property and would recommend it to anyone. Hosts were welcoming and very quick to respond to communication. Area feels very safe and is close by to shopping locations like Target and others. Stayed for a month and by and large it was a very smooth one.
To nitpick, we had an issue with sugar ants appearing in the unit part of the way through the stay but there was bug spray in the unit that mostly cleared them out - this may be a California issue (where we're from, there are hardly any bugs even without pesticide), so something to be aware of if you're not used to the climate.
Also, the laundry machine was located outside under a staircase, where there were webs and bugs. Due to this I personally ended up using a nearby friend's laundry machine instead, there is also a laundromat in Pasadena that might be a better option. For any kind of short stay I can't imagine this would be an issue, but given we stayed for a month this was something that came up.