The place is a cozy spot in a pretty walkable neighborhood. To the left are restaurants, bus stops, grocery stores, gas stations and to the right was the library, cinema, shops. We mostly cooked in the kitchen. Mariela had towels and linens out for us to use. The neighborhood is mostly quiet, we had no problems with our temporary neighbors, they were actually quite helpful. It was an overall good stay (:
(Side Note: I'd suggest getting to know the transit system of LA within the beginning part of your trip if not before you get here, we missed a few buses and got lost a couple of times lol!)