This place is really cute and the host is very sweet and accommodating.
However, if you need your own space and privacy then this wouldn’t be right spot for you. Your room is located right next to the entrance door and you don’t have your own door, there’s just a curtain that separates between the two. You can hear everything going on in the apartment, even coming from upstairs. It feels like there is no privacy here. When someone is watching tv from the living room you can hear it in your own room and it can make it difficult to concentrate or sleep. There was also a lot of guests that come through that are friends of the host and you can hear everything that’s happening, which makes it very uncomfortable (I get anxious being near and around strangers).
I also found cigarette ashes in my bathroom after I had left and came back after a weekend, as if someone had been smoking in there. The host and guests had smoked weed in the loft before but that honestly doesn’t bother me - what bothers me is that someone was in the space I paid for while I was away.
Although a kind gesture, the host changed out my bathroom mat - once again while I was away and without letting me know until I got back. Once again - this feels like an invasion of privacy when someone comes I to your space without permission and when you’re away.
Pros: the place is clean and well kept - it’s a cute space. The host is very kind and easy to talk to and responds quickly. There’s a nice bathtub in the bathroom so it’s nice to relax in and there’s bubble bath and other amenities the host provides you with.
Location: it’s downtown LA so I don’t really know what you’re expecting. There’s always going to be people running around outside, homeless running amuck. It’s normal for anywhere in DTLA. It’s fine to walk around in the daytime and this place is close to pretty much everything - so I’d say the location is a plus despite the hustle and bustle.