Cooper's place is an incredible find just next to Silver Lake. Sadly, we never met her; but she responded essentially instantly to any query. Her place is a classic cottage from the 20s (I would guess), with a large yard and serious collection of sports memorabilia and other collectibles. We were able to get to most places of interest to us in LA (the Broad, LACMA, Venice Beach, Langer's ...) within 30 minutes, generally on surface streets. We wisely took our bikes and had a blast cycling in the neighborhood and along the beach. Extremely comfortable bed and great linens. We will definitely try to stay here again on our next trip to LA.