Mel's place in downtown LA is accurately described in the photos on the AirBnB platform. The apartment was very nice: elegant, tasteful, modern, clean, comfortable, with all the amenities we might have needed. Mel was friendly, polite, helpful and quickly responsive to communication from the first booking to the day of check-out. Future guests may find it helpful to know that the space is not perfectly sound-insulated, and can be a little noisy from outdoor traffic on a busy street, and from indoor sounds in the corridor outside the apartment. Less problematic by day, but could be a disturbance to light sleepers. Otherwise, a really good overall experience.