Pros: you are paying bottom dollar.
Cons: hosts are unimpressively un-accommodating and non-inquisitive.
This is my first time staying at an Airbnb, so I have no other place to compare it to. That being said, here is a brief recounting of my experience. I stayed for two months over June-July 2021.
I interacted with two adult men and three adult women during my stay who all claimed some sort of affiliation with the house. I never got their names but the women did say that they were not Penelope. They never reached out during my stay to see how I was doing/how the stay was going. I had to ask them to do simple things (like refill the paper towels, which they only did once and never checked again).
I asked them to check their mail (it is in a locked mailbox) because I was waiting to receive an important letter that I would have to respond quickly to. The woman I talked to obstinately refused to check more than the amount they already did (twice a week). Every time I looked in, there was always mail, and it was particularly frustrating to not be able to view it myself.
The house was not clean, don’t walk barefoot, your feet will be black on bottom after 5-10 minutes of walking around.
The common bathroom sink was broken for most of my stay. Once one of the men (I assume who lived in the back house) got it fixed, he managed to simultaneously clog the shower so now the bottom fills with water when you’re showering.
The location is close to downtown LA. Which is good for work, but bad for cleanliness. There is trash everywhere, and homeless people walking around.
Parking is on the streets and is crowded, but free. Just be sure you pay attention to the street signs saying where you can park when. I and two other housemates all got confused and got tickets right at the beginning of our respective stays (which happened to be in the same week haha).
The housemates were cool and nice to talk to.
All the necessities are available, refrigerator, pots, pans, storage and WiFi.
CONCLUSION: If you stay, you will have what you need, you will be close to LA, and you don’t have to pay much. As a college student, this gets three stars from me. But you are in a dirty environment with hosts that aren’t really hosting. This is why I took off two stars.