JJ has worked hard to make the finished apartment in the basement of his home a welcoming place and it shows. We appreciated the space and loved it had a full kitchen and other apartment like touches available. Much better than a hotel room.
The star of JJs space is his backyard which has a pool (non-heated, but usable) and a lovely outdoor seating and relaxing area.
The downstairs living area could use a few upgrades on things like dishes available, some of the bedding, the toilet (it was very touchy!), etc.. but overall was quite usable and friendly. He had nice decorations and a pleasant relaxed vibe in the space. We used his air mattress and slept a family of five down there and it worked just fine. You can hear him moving around upstairs but he kept noise to a minimum.
I really appreciate JJ being easy to talk to, considerate and communicative. It is largely street parking only unless you arrange with him ahead of time to share the driveway. I arrived after 10pm one night to find all the street parking on the street gone (there are a number of apartment buildings in the area). JJ saw me dropping off my family and that there was no parking, so he came out and waved me over and had his friend exit the driveway so I could park there and not have to go hunting. He was very kind.
This location was VERY HANDY to Hollywood, activities in Burbank, and Universal Studios and it was a very quiet street. My wife and I walked to the Starbucks 2 blocks away each morning before getting our kids up.