Barbara is an excellent host. She is very kind, gracious, accommodating, and goes out of her way to make you stay as comfortable as possible. this apartment is a great value for the area. It was very comfortable and felt like I was staying with friends vs. being in a hotel. A few random thoughts in no particular order.
Barbara did stop by 2x a day to take care of the cat, MauMau and I was 100% fine with it. In fact, as a woman traveling alone, I appreciated having someone come by and confirm that I was still alive.
As for the cat, she was the best thing about this place. MauMau is sweet, fun, so adorable, and just a very good girl. I worked from the apartment and she didn't make a peep. I really enjoyed having her there. I'm sure if you brought her some treats and a cat toy she would really enjoy it!
The apartment is simple in design, very functional, and well furnished, and has everything you need in terms of typical hotel amenities. And anything you might need Barabara will do her best to accommodate. The photos on the website are very accurate. The building itself is very quiet.
One of the best things was having the kitchen. I appreciated the convenience bc not a lot of decent places to eat are within walking distance (more on that later). The kitchen is also well-stocked with basic items that you might need but not want to buy in full size (e.g. oil, tea, coffee, snacks, candy etc). I was there for a week so I did a shop at Trader Joe's which is close by (I would uber not walk).
The bathroom has a neat little skylight with a privacy shield and the shower has good water pressure.
The bed is comfy with nice sheets. Good closet space. Nice desk to work in the bedroom but I preferred the dining room table.
Strong wifi.
There is a TV but I never used it. It's a decent size and looks like it has a nice picture. Not sure if it has cable.
With respect to shops and food within walking distance from the apartment, I can't say as I did not venture out on foot very much. There is Starbucks one block away and also a 7-11. My friend drove me to Trader's and I took Uber/Lyft everywhere else. With no traffic, it took me roughly 40 minutes to get to LAX. If you are from NYC, LA is not walkable like that but maybe you know that already.
Parking is kind of a pain though my friend was able to find parking a few blocks away in a relatively short period of time for one night. Expect to Uber everywhere.
I highly recommend and would definitely rebook!