This is a small room in a quiet neighborhood (despite being very close to the 405, I was not bothered by noise). The furnishings are very efficient - the couch folds out into a queen futon (which was firm, the way I like it), the kitchen table folds up and the stools store underneath it. As they state in the description, there is parking for a compact car in the driveway. Parking on the street looked problematic to me - there are a lot of people in the neighborhood. Lots of stores and restaurants on Hawthorne Blvd., which is about 1/4 mile away.