Claudius's place is very cool. Its a big house with a lot of character. I did not even know places like this existed in LA, it has some history. My room was small but very clean and comfortable Claudius is working on the rest of the common area, a kitchen and living space, it will be interesting to see when it is finished. A note about the neighborhood - the house is located in a Barrio. The walk to the convention center, LA Live, Staples etc is through the Barrio. For me this is no problem because I have lived in communities like this before, but if you are more used to white bread suburbia it could be a bit of a shock. I walked back and forth in the morning and early evening and it seemed safe, but if you are coming back late at night you might consider to use a taxi or uber instead.
I will definitely return if I even need lodgings close to downtown LA. Thank you Claudius and Amanda.