We stayed here for 6 weeks while I was visiting UCLA over the summer. Before coming to this apartment I stayed at another apartment near by and everything was great. Here, however, things were different.
The apartment looks like in the pictures and the neighborhood is very nice and conveniently located (for UCLA employees). The problem is with what you don't see in the pictures. There's some major problem with the bathroom: the toilet got clogged twice; water constantly leaks from the tank into the toilet, so the tank keeps filling up, which makes a lot of noise; the toilet seat keeps coming off the toilet and you need to re-attach it; also the mechanism in the water tank fell apart and we couldn't flush the toilet.
There were other problems with the studio, e.g. the cold water tap stopped working so we only got boiling hot water in the bathroom sink, and the fridge didn't function properly so food would defrost and spoil. In both cases I contacted the building manager, who promised to fix these problems within a certain period of time - but didn't. In both cases I had to contact him again when the problem was not fixed, and only then the problem was fixed.
In addition to this, when we entered the studio, the apartment was not clean.
Emails to the manager were not always answered - so if you have a problem, you should text him. We informed him about the leaking toilet and the unclean studio and didn't get any response to these problems (though he did get the email because he answered other things we wrote in it).
All these problems could have been solved, and I believe that we could have enjoyed our stay, if the attitude and response of the owner and building manager were better.
"Essentials" = linen and towels. Bring your own toilet paper and soap (we got 2 rolls of toilet paper, and one bar of soap, for 6 weeks).