Riccardo's place is exactly as pictured. The building is amazing with 2 outdoor lounge areas both with outdoor fireplaces. One on the first floor, another on the roof with the pool.

The Arts District in LA is interesting in that it's the old industrial area (think SOMA SF) that is being turned into expensive loft apartments. How artists afford those expensive apartments is beyond me but it's called the "Arts District". There's lots of trendy restaurants buried in and among all the old warehouses. I'd highly recommend checking out the Zinc Cafe which is just about 1 block from the apartment.

You can walk to Little Tokyo and the Little Tokyo metro station is also close by.

Minuses, I didn't know where to get any groceries after 10pm (I'm a night owl) and no late night convenience stores near by AFAICT.

We had one issue which the listing claimed "Free Parking on Premises" and did not include parking what-so-ever. I actually wouldn't have rented it if that had been honestly listed. This is the 3rd time I've had this problem on AirBnB. I really wish they'd do something about it. Riccardo apologized and tried to make up for it and I really didn't have a choice so I had to make due. I'm still not totally happy with that though. Especially since it seems common for AirBnB listings to lie about their amenities.