Erick is great, the neighborhood is great and the place is awesome!!! The pictures are indicative of the place. Erick has paid attention to all the little details. It is adorable. Street parking can be a bit tricky if you are not used to parallel parking especially on the hills but we always found a spot. The neighborhood is fabulous. As many times as I have been in LA, I've not spent a ton of time in Echo Park so we were happy we were staying there. This is a trendy, fun area that is very young and vibrant but you would never know it from the solitude of Erick's place which is situated on a hill overlooking LA. It's super quiet up there with a great view of the city. The small private courtyard is awesome! We loved it. The only negative is there is no A/C. We travel to LA a lot so we know it is not typically super hot especially at night but for our week it was a record breaking heat wave. With the windows open and the fans on, it was ok but it would have been great to have the option of a window AC unit for the nights when it was really warm. The last night it got back to normal temps so it was great but the other nights were pretty warm. Overall, the place is FANTASTIC. We would definitely stay there again. It is adorable and we loved it! Thank you Erick for hosting us at your place.