I stayed in this appartment in May-June. Here's my review: About the good points, it's a really big appartment, it's nicely decorated and clean, it's fully equiped including TV cable, kitchen stuff, laundry machines, clothes rack, it's close to the Vermont-Santa Monica subway station and to the bus 4/704 that takes you to Downtown, West Hollywood and Santa Monica beach. About the downsides, it's not really an area for tourists (There's nothing interesting around) and you will feel quickly out of place if you're not latin. It's not dangerous though (I think, but never came after 11PM), and people are friendly. It's also noisy at night, there's a annoying cricket and a helicopter flying around.