Great location, good space, comfortable furnishings, and dog friendly. I needed a place over the holiday season while my husband was in the hospital at UCLA getting a stem cell transplant, and then a place close enough to the hospital for him to recover post treatments. We were in LA for 45 days so this apartment was perfect for this.
The apartment is a nice space with all the basic amenities (including a dishwasher and washer/dryer). It is located on the 2nd floor, there are 2 different stairwells, one from the street side and another from the alley side near the carport making it easy access. WiFi seemed to work well, especially important since I was working remote. The apartment also has a smart TV in the living room for streaming any of the subscription apps you have, but no cable.
The neighborhood was great to walk in…super close to Montana Ave. with so many fun restaurants, shops, grocery and services (nail salons etc). Very walkable to the 3rd Street promenade area as well and to the beach. I was alone the majority of my time and felt relatively safe walking solo during the day or night, minus some very minor homeless activity here and there. (But…that is everywhere in LA, and this neighborhood felt pretty safe and very clean overall)
The only downside to the apartment was sound from other units walking on the wood floors. Both from above and next door sounded like a stampede anytime someone walked around. I’ve lived in NYC in several apartment buildings and this apartment was noisiest by far. The apartment did not have any area rugs, so I assume the other units do not either, so perhaps with a few rugs/pads added it could be an easy fix to help with this issue. Otherwise it was a great place!