I must say the location of the apartment is only a few blocks away from Skid Row, and while it may not be a "dangerous" area, you can always spot a handful of homeless people every evening within the block. Hence we would always enter and leave the apartment in a group (and not alone). That aside, the apartment itself is very nice, high ceilings, very clean and comfortable and looks just like the photos. We also felt very safe in the apartment and it definitely did not feel like we were in a not so good neighborhood within DTLA. I would give the apartment a 9/10 rating alone and is definitely one of the best airbnb apartments I have ever stayed in and would recommend it to groups (might not stay there alone due to its location). Also AL has been very helpful and allowed us to check in earlier as the apartment was ready then. All in all we had a great time and look forward to returning!