David's place is located on a main road but his unit does not face the street so there is no need to worry about noise while still being able to easily get to all the hotspots around Ximen. This place is really made for families and works really well if you like a 'home' to come back to relax and unwind from a busy day out. Across the street is a school so the neighborhood has a pretty safe feeling regardless of whether you can speak Chinese or not. My father is in a wheelchair so the ability to get in and out of where we lived was an important factor and David's place definitely fit the bill!