Tom was a great host :) He was always very friendly and helpful, when there where any questions. He always responded very quickly and even showed me around the area when I first came.
The price for the apparmtment was right, because you really have the whole appartment for yourself. I stayed at Tom's for almost 3 months and for some weeks my friend was living there as well which was no probleme (no extra fee).
In the appartment you have a kitchen, living room (with sofa), bedroom (with a really comfortable big bed) and a bath. There was also very good WLAN & AC.
There are also some washing machines & dryers (1$) available in the housing area.
The area is quiet and privat. There is some public transportation (to downtown, santa monica...), but like almost everywhere in LA it is not too bad to have a car ;)
You have some grocery stores and restaurants in walking distance. Also there is balboa park in walking distance which is really nice to take a walk.
I really enjoyed staying at Tom's place and would stay there again, if I return to LA.