My friend and I enjoyed the stay very much; the rooms were spacious and we were provided with all the basic necessities. We were allowed to use the kitchen, bathroom and shower (bring your own toiletries, obviously), dryer and laundry, etc. The house is in an alleyway, but not too dangerous although I don't recommend walking outside late at night. The location was very convenient when we tried to go downtown because it was so close to all the bus stops and the Metro! That saved us a lot of money. It's about twenty-to-thirty minute ride to downtown LA and some of the beaches by car; a bit longer by Metro. The host and hostess (I mostly saw the hostess) were friendly and gave us freedom to choose our check-in and -out time, which was very helpful.