I stayed there for 10 days, in Dec 2016 and Jan 2017. The apartment is secluded from the street, with its entrance at the back of the house through an elegant covered veranda.
Xia and Filo were very helpful, lending me an umbrella for what turned out to be LA's rare rainy season, as well as a parking pass (for street parking) and advice about interesting places to see downtown.
If you don't have a car, an extension to the metro train's purple line is being build nearby, and in the meantime, several bus lines intersect the neighborhood, including the express 720 toward downtown every 6 minutes or so. LACMA is a pleasant 25-minute walk.