Honestly, the place is pretty much as advertised. It's small... and the "grenier/attic" roofing really means that there's not a lot of turn-around room inside. (I'm short and even so I bumped my head more than once). But the space isn't cluttered, it does get a lot of sun, the bathroom is nicely renovated, and I'd say it's fine for one person. (There's apparently two beds available, but when I was there was just a single good for one person.) I would say that it's not ideal during the hottest mid-30's weeks of summer, because there is no air conditioning, and not much cross-breeze. But it wasn't super hot when I was there, so it was not an issue for me. And while walking up 4 floors is what it is, it's true that it's quiet once you get there... you won't hear any street noise. And as for the Lavapies area below, I love it. It's super cool and interesting. An enclave of immigrants from all corners of the globe mixed with hipster cafés and restaurants. There's definitely a crime issue (you'll often see big teams of police in the surrounding parks). 5th Avenue it ain't. :) But I didn't feel unsafe or run into any trouble, and I was out and about at all different hours of the day. Also worth noting that Alejandro is super-duper communicative. He gets back to you very quickly, and even offered to let me check in a half-day early the day I arrived. :)