Vanya was an awesome host. Great communication, checked up on us during our stay to make sure we had everything or if there was anything he could help us with. The apartment was very clean and spacious, with all the comforts of home. It is totally walkable to Universal Studios, we walked it and saved $30 on parking!
Even though the parking for the apartment is on the street we never had a hard time finding an open spot and we DID feel safe leaving our car out there, the neighborhood neighbors are so friendly and reassured us it's a "neighborhood watch" area and not to worry.
I would recommend and certainly want to stay here in the future. I'd recommend Vanya's place before the Sheraton by Universal Studios, we've stayed there on a separate occasion as well. Better deal at Vanya's place!