You'll be staying with Helen and her dog in her apartment. It's a 35-minute walk to the convention center downtown and you can eat at Jerry's Breakfast Place on the way. Helen was communicative and kind enough to let me check in early (around 9:30am) and drop my bag off. The room is private in that it can be locked, but it's not really a 'go back here and rest during the day' kind of place, since the TV and dog can be heard clearly from the living room. The dog will bark at you, and he even jumped on me and scratched me. The place is more affordable than other Airbnb listings in the area, and it makes sense why.