Location is convenient to downtown and seemed safe for Pasadena. The bungalow is clean, updated, and sufficiently stocked for our 3-day stay. The bungalow was clean, beds comfortable, heating quiet and toasty, sound insulation good, bathrooms modern, Wi-Fi excellent. Check in and out were easy (you will get the lock box code when you arrive and the host has to deactivate the alarm). Becky is a super host and appropriately responsive. We would stay here again.
There is a small fenced front area and the driveway has a motorized gate. The dead bolted front door has a metal grilled outer door and motion sensor flood lights. Next door is a low income apartment complex for recently homeless. Neighboring bungalow homes are tightly packed, so we kept the shades down. The neighboring tenants and their kids were very quiet and respectful. No loitering.
Note:
-The driveway is very narrow and short, so bigger SUVs might not fit. Our minivan needed the side view mirrors folded to make it in.
-The master bath has a 1-2 inch step down so take care entering at night in the dark.
-When you first enter, there is an initial strong odor of fresh paint that takes a few minutes to get used to. It persisted our 3 days, so it may be from the lacquer of the wood flooring or dining table.