The neighborhood is perfect! In fact, we hardly left out neighborhood unless we were traveling to a more touristy area. You are surrounded by food and nightlife (and yes it's loudish but that's what we wanted). Fabio was wonderful. We had a 24 hour black out on our block and he went out of his way to refund me some money without me needing to ask. The apartment is nice with anything you might need and the bed is comfy! A++