Had a lovely stay and made a new friend in Jeannine, an excellent host and wonderful person. The location was familiar to us going in, but if you're not acquainted with this neighbourhood it really is central to anything you would want to do in LA. Would recommend you rent a compact (as Jeannine recommends also) and nothing larger, as the parking--albeit secure--is tight. We had reserved a compact and got upgraded to a mid-size which I should have turned down. That said, we did manage to not scrape it, or anything else.