Anita was a gracious and welcoming host. Her in-depth checkin process might be a little much during a pandemic but if you're comfortable with the interaction then it's quite a nice touch. Anita's communication throughout was wonderful.
The location is perfect. Hard to beat, especially for the price. Right at the foot of the Griffith Observatory Trail, it's a 45 minute hike to the top of the hill and to spectacular views. A great way to start the mornings.
The unit itself is on the small side. Not much space for storing your clothes and having two suitcases (in the case of a couple) open at the same time would take up most of the space in the living room. It is impractical to carry a suitcase up the narrow staircase so opening it in the living room is the only thing that really makes sense. The bathroom is a bit of a tight fit as well. The sink is small.
While the view from the top of the unit is wonderful, if there is any wind at all the roof rattles and a few nights was so noisy it made sleeping quite difficult.
In terms of things that could be improved, the staircase proved to be slightly dangerous for me. I slipped on it twice, the second time I was holding the hand rail and a partitioning wall and I still ended up bruising the inside of my arm when I caught myself before I fell. Afterwords I had to take the stairs very gingerly to not repeat the experience.
I also would have liked better communication in terms of the use of the washer and dryer, which I believed was solely for my use but then ended up having the cleaners remove my clothes and fold them, most likely while washing sheets for the main house on the property. While this use is unavoidable I personally did not want someone else folding my underwear so a heads up would be have been preferable.