Deidre’s is an excellent host. She gives you your space but at the same time is friendly, knowledgeable of the area and fun to talk to.
The room is in an house built in the early 1900 hundreds which gives it definite charm but also a bunch of quirky things (like a leaky hot water faucet) which Deidre spends time during the check-in making sure are understood and not bothersome.
The shared kitchen is also charmingly quirky. Deidre has personal refrigerators for her guests and sharing the cooking space works very well. We were visiting university of Southern California for 6 weeks and we successfully danced around each other in the kitchen without inconveniencing each other at all.
By the way, my husband biked to USC every day and it was a safe and easy commute so I can recommend the location if you have similar needs.
Overall, Deidre made our time at USC a great stay and we would do it again.