We stayed with Leah and Josh for four months while we made the move from NY to LA. Their apartment, tucked into the hills of Glassell, quickly felt like home to us. (For other visitors, learn from us; it's pronounced gla-suhl not gla-sel.) The year-round good weather was a big sway in our move so we spent most of our days on the expansive patio complete with a shady umbrella and hammock for working, reading or watching the sun set. Inside, I loved the clean yet cozy aesthetic and how a split level made the space feel large and airy. I could be cooking in the sun-soaked kitchen "upstairs" while my partner felt a mile away watching a show on the 65" TV in the lower living room. Actually within a few miles are all the east-side neighborhoods. Our favorites became Frogtown (with Spoke, Wax Paper and Roam), Atwater Village (with Hail Mary and Sunday farmers market) and South Pasadena (with Two Kids and Thursday farmers market).
So, rest assured that the spot has all you'll needed and more to live comfortably: all the aforementioned plus a plush bed, walk-in closet, laundry, dishwasher, parking, chemex, blender and counter-top compost bin. About that, Josh built out an impressive garden in quarantine. So, he'd pick up our compost, turn it in their backyard and then gift us a deliciously fresh bounty. They're good people. Hopefully, you get to know them as they walk by. If not, you will hear them :). Leah warned us that sound travels and that's true. You'll hear their son running around and mumbled conversations. But, this is to be expected from having upstairs neighbors, and their kindness more than makes up for it. Plus, your privacy remains intact. (My partner is a musician and yet they said they couldn't hear us upstairs.)
Overall, we couldn't recommend this place enough.