I stayed at Helix & Dawn's place in Echo Park with my wife from July 20-23. It's a great space and we definitely enjoyed our stay! Helix was very communicative and welcoming - we luckily got to meet him when we got in on the 20th. Neither of us had spent much time in LA before, so Helix gave us a bunch of great recommendations for the area. The apartment itself is a unique space for sure - my wife described it as 'an industrial treehouse' - and we really dug it. In terms of location, it is on a steep hill with a nice view of the adjacent hills and downtown LA (if you stroll a little farther up). I tried to walk down to Echo Park Blvd one morning and quickly discovered that this was a bad idea (steep hills, busy streets, lack of sidewalks), so staying here is probably not for the militant pedestrian. However, it is only a 5 minute drive to get down to the main Echo Park drag along Sunset Blvd and we loved that area and the near-by park circling a small lake. Overall we had a great experience: the apartment was spacious, comfortable, and interesting; our hosts were accommodating and friendly; the neighborhood (given a short drive) had unlimited opportunities for exploration.