Overall, Sean's place was great for us. The location was very accessible, plenty of stores and restaurants in the immediate area and very accessible to the various highways one might need to take to get to other places in the LA area.
We were surprised that a few others commented on the noise. We live in a rural area, so we are used to quiet. If you're staying here you should understand that you are staying in the city, we expected some traffic noise. Sean's place is on a fairly quiet city street. We were not bothered by the noise at all.
It would be small for four people (the kitchen table barely seats 2) it but worked really well for the two of us. The bathroom is narrow, so it was cramped for my large husband, but that is no reflection on Sean. We took it as a feature of an older home built for skinny 1950s people.
If you think of staying in a friend's well lived in home you won't be disappointed.