This sweet apartment is a gem. It would be a superstar, although the decor is a little dated, in a different location, which, incidentally, wrongly places it into a different vicinity on AirBnB. In fairness to the host and for full disclosure, I was advised of this before I was charged for my 4-night stay. Why this location error can't be fixed however,I fail to understand. While I treasured the actual layout and design of the property, I did not feel safe at all when I stayed in October 2022. This is no reflection on the host & team, but rather on the exacerbated homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, including this neighbourhood, at that time. One of the highlights of this flat is its proximity to Whole Foods which is truly less than a minute's walk away. However, your preferred route finder app may guide you via the back road which is littered with tents accommodating homeless people. In fact, and this breaks my heart, there are homeless people camping immediately outside the gate of this property. While I empathise with this massive problem that the local municipality is facing and how this directly and indirectly implicates the host and the location of the property through no fault of their own, as a single traveller, I was less than enthused and embracing of the situation. The lack of perceived safety was furthermore enhanced by the fact that, on arrival, I was told by a neighbour, that the gate leading to these 5-6 ground floor flats, was broken and therefore difficult to lock. On departure, I found the security gate wide open; it also had still not been repaired, although I had notified the host on arrival.
Would I stay there again? Yes, I would, but only if the safety aspects and homelessness crisis in the vicinity are resolved...