This place is hard to beat for the price, and the location if you need to be in the Silver Lake area.
The main room is large and adequate, but there is a lack of comfortable seating. Another comfortable chair would be much preferred to the lounge chair provided. The kitchen is small but OK unless you are planning to prepare full meals. There is a small fridge, and if you want ice, you will need to buy it. It does do a good job of keeping things cold. We used the Coffeemaker and the Microwave, and both did just fine. There is a nice little kitchen table with folding leaves that we moved to the main room, and it quickly became the focal point when we were there.
The bath is also large and presented no problems. Good water pressure, and plenty of hot water, too.
Check-in instructions were good, but when we arrived, it was dusk, and it took a minute to realize that the gate needs a good pull to open after the key is turned in the lock.
Upon entering, there was some confusion with the lights in the main room. There are 2 switch plates above the bed, but only one is visible and it does not work. There are 2 very small table lamps, omitting about as much light as a candle. We could not figure out how to turn on the wall sconce lights, the room was dark and hot, and the TV did not work. We were literally going to buy a good lamp or 2, but fortunately, discovered the second wall switch. It was covered by the curtains separating the kitchen.
There is a portable air conditioner stored in the closet. Once set up and running, it worked great, and we only needed it to cool down the room & never used it again after the first night.
Our only real problem was the TV. This old mansion is divided up into several rental properties, and someone had turned off the main cable box in one of the other units. We spent a frustrating period of time trying to make things work before finding out what had happened, and it was the second day before there was any TV. Then, we discovered that the cable package is minimal, and the primary stations we wanted were not included. Major bummer. Our host was out of the country, but did all he could to rectify the situation. He also indicated that a different cable package can be arranged with advance notice.
Streets in the hills of Silver Lake are narrow, and parking can be a real problem. Fortunately, the way this house is situated on a corner in a curve, offers a lot of curb space, and we never had a parking issue. Security seemed very good, too.
All in all, a very nice stay in pleasant surroundings. We would stay again.