Sufficient...
I had to spend a night in LA and hadn't planned to do so. I didn't have a reservation and after several calls, couldn't find a room or didn't want to pay the rates for the rooms that were available. We went to our favorite budget hotel in the area and it was booked. As we drove down Sunset Blvd, this motel was well lit and we pulled in. (Where are all the Vacancy/No Vacancy Signs of yesteryear?). Fortunately, they had a double available.
We were 2 women travelling together. It was about 9pm. The motel wraps around the parking lot so you feel safer walking to your car and again it is very well lit. If you get there early enough you could probably park in front of your room. I heard several sirens but was exhausted and didn't hear anything the rest of the night. However, it is on a main Blvd and is a large motel so it does have the potential to be loud. My room was on the 2nd floor so I didn't have to contend with someone being loud above my room.
As far as cleanliness, my room was very clean and comes with a refrigerator. There is a Starbucks, Subway Sandwich, 7-11 and laundromat next door.
I have stayed in this neighborhood several times before. As a woman I would not go out and return late at night in this area. However, every time I've booked a room in this area, I have gotten up early and grabbed a coffee and walked to Griffith Park and surrounding neighborhoods to explore. So daytime feels okay...night maybe not..
I don't know if I would bring a family here. There is no pool for kids to swim after a day of touristing and really no play area. So that means the kids would have to stay in the room. And again even though it feels okay to walk in the day, the neighborhood is a bit sketchy so I probably would choose another motel if I were travelling with kids.