Claudius apartment is exactly as listed: nice and comfortable. The area is definitely safe and very close to the downtown area. Even if I didn't have a car I didn't use the metro but just uber. The apt is about 30 min from Venice beach, 3/5 min to downtown and 15 from Hollywood Blvd. we had a great time and Claudius is a very nice person, always available and allowed us to leave our luggages there the entire last day. I would recommend him!