I stayed a John's for two nights. The location and value are very good. Yes, the homeless are lying all over the street, but they are almost everywhere in California, and John's place is in an otherwise nice neighborhood with expensive apartments all around also. The parking lot next door is easy to use and costs $12 for 12 hours.
I gave John 4 instead of 5 starts for accuracy because this is not a "studio" apartment; it is an old hotel room, and a pretty small one at that. Still, it was clean and comfortable. The lobby is very pleasant when you come in.
I use Airbnb to save money instead of eating out all of the time. Even without a kitchen, a couple of plates and silverware would have been appreciated, and maybe a toaster. Again, this kind of gets back to "studio" v, "hotel room."