The apartment is as charming as shown in the photos. It is a private bungalow in the back of the main house, where Coco and her boyfriend stay. There's a cute, well maintained little garden between the bungalow and the main house, where we spent pleasant, romantic time having candle-lit dinners and gazing at the sky. The location is terrific: very quiet, yet a short walking distance from the lively Hillhurst Rd as well as from Von's on Sunset Blvd, where we purchased our food. It is also a reasonable hiking distance from The lovely Griffith park and the Griffith observatory.

The neighborhood feels safe, especially the street where this apartment is, because it's right opposite Prospect Studios, where shows such as Grey's Anatomy and General Hospital are filmed, so there was a comforting coming and going of cars even late at night (to reiterate, the bungalow is perfectly quiet, being in the back of the house).

Street parking is easy except Monday and Friday's, which are street cleaning days. However, week days between 8am and 6pm parking time is restricted to two consecutive hours, which was not an issue for us, because we were always away 10am till 4pm. Evenings and Sunday parking is free. But always read the signs!

The bed is comfortable and the kitchen is well equipped for home cooking. To save on budget, we almost never ate out, and found the kitchen to be quite adequate for cooking.

The shower pressure is terrific, but the shower sink was very unpractical, so we used the kitchen sink instead. A mild inconvenience.

The bungalow is copiously lit and airy, which is mostly great, however it can get somewhat warm and the airconditioner takes a while to be effective, even with the fan on.

While the neighborhood feels safe, the bungalow itself is no Fort Nox. With some effort the door can be opened even when locked, and the gate leading to the garden requires even less effort. Nonetheless we felt safe enough to leave our valuables behind for the day.

Coco herself is charming and pleasant to talk with. However, apart from one chat, she made her presence unfelt, and it seemed like we had the entire place to ourselves.

In conclusion, we had a very good time at this lovely place, and won't hesitate to come back.