We spent two great weeks in the lovely place of Peter and Michelle. It is modern and very well equipped with all you'd need for a longer stay. Besides towels, shower gel, shampoo, the fridge was filled with coffee, bagels and cream cheese and you have all you'd need for cooking. Close by you will find a rather big super market, where you can buy fresh food, which is a bit expensive but very good quality (organic).
Above that nice location, the hosts are very nice. Peter is always available if you need help or any advice. You'll find in the apartment a folder with an extensiv list of places to go in Silver Lake (restaurants, shops etc.).
Silver Lake is a very nice and safe area, which is quite close to a few hot spots of L.A. (Hollywood, Down Town etc.). In any case, you need a car in Los Angeles and you can be sure that there is a lot of traffic all the time. It takes between 45 to 90 minutes to go to the beach, where you can find parking places for 10$ the day.