Koreatown is an interesting place, it is in the middle of the city, but it is an older part of the city. The rental represents the not only the character of this part of the city, but also the the character of the Korean psyche.
My landlord is an older lady, very old school korean type. She not only owns the apartment we were staying, but also many of the other units. I would not be surprised if she owned the whole building. She runs her property with a strict iron fist. She has people at the building that are always checking, making sure you are not up to any shenanigans. She makes comments if she thinks anything is out of place. If you are looking a landlord that will let you enjoy your place, this is not it. You are always under a watchful eye.
But there were some messes. The apartment I got was not the apartment I rented, it was older and not as attractive as in the listing. The bathroom is very old, but was clean, but the bathtub really needs to be renovated. The water pressure is incredible.
The rooms are decent but the walls are paper thin. You can hear what is happening next door and what is happening in the room outside.
To a certain degree, this place reminded me a bit of what a flophouse would have looked like in the past.
Having said that, it is decently clean and the parking is secure. The owner, even though she had a watchful, slightly distrusting eye, was fair and acceptably pleasant.
If you are looking for a place and you don't mind living in a much older building, this place is okay. 4 to 5 fit comfortably and while we had 3 people there, it was not as bad as the first impression led me to believe.
Oh yeah, the beds are like a slab of stone. If you have problems with ultra firm beds, you will not get a good night sleep.