This was a beautiful place to stay - peacefully and centrally located between Santa Monica beach and UCLA campus — both of which we were here to visit — but not right in the hustle and bustle of either place. The apartment was clean and spacious, with large rooms; and the small patio was lovely, with great plants and a cool breeze every day. Parking on the street was easy; but when we were not going to either destination, we just walked -with the grocery, the pharmacy, restaurants, ice cream all within 3-5 blocks of us.
The owner does live upstairs; she does meet you upon arrival, but does not “intrude” again; the quiet hours are firm, but very reasonable. It is extremely quiet in that area from 10pm-8am - which makes for wonderful sleeping. All of this is known well in advance - those reviews complaining about it are the special people who don’t believe in respecting rules.