Starting with the positives: location is great. We stayed here while attending an event in Pasadena and also did a lot of sightseeing downtown and in other areas of the city, and this place was relatively convenient to all. The bed was very comfortable, the whole place was super clean, water in the shower was nice and hot, and Huaqi was really responsive and communicative. Check-in was a breeze, as Huaqi was there to meet us at the door even though our flight got in really late. After we booked, we had to cut our trip short by a few days, and Huaqi issued our partial refund promptly, which was appreciated.
Now, the issues: prospective renters should know that this place is essentially a garage that's been converted into a detached guest house. It doesn't seem to be fully insulated, and the wiring is not set up to run multiple appliances at one time. In most circumstances, this would be totally fine, but when we stayed here LA was going through a cold spell, and it was less than 50 degrees at night. Huaqi knew it was cold and provided us with multiple space heaters, which would have made us perfectly comfortable if we had actually been able to run them. But because of the wiring, we couldn't use even one heater at a time without causing the lights and/or the appliances to short out. Even plugging in one of our phones to charge reduced the output of the heater. One night we were so cold I briefly considered trying to find a hotel room at 11pm. This place would probably be perfect for a summer trip, but was definitely not comfortable in cooler weather.