The apartment is in a central DTLA location in a gentrifying neighborhood still surrounded by small jewelry stores, some abandoned buildings, and a large homeless population. Alex's description of the apartment is accurate and her communication is excellent -- especially the pre-arrival message.

The apartment is large, mostly comfortable and tastefully decorated. When we arrived, it was clean and ready to move into for a week. There are a few things that merit a mention about the building:

- The orientation of the building and the apartment means that there is never direct sunlight. The living area feels a bit cave-like as a result.
- The bedroom faces a parking lot where garbage trucks show up every morning at 6 AM to empty several dumpsters; the noise will likely wake all but the heaviest sleepers.

In terms of the challenging, a few things could be better:

- The kitchen was missing several utensils needed to cook a meal (which Alex reimbursed us to replace)
- The bed frame was falling apart (and the pillows are quite worn)
- The clothes dryer and Wi-Fi did not work (the Wi-Fi was fixed but the dryer was not)
- The 2nd "bed" was an inflatable air mattress
- Supplies like TP, a plunger, a broom, etc. were missing (again, resolved but just part of the detail of our stay that could be better)

Of course, when we communicated about the good and the bad, Alex was quick to respond and did her best over a holiday week to correct the challenges. She is a very good host and we would gladly stay at one of her LA places again.
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