We had a car to get around, so the location was great for us and it was easy to find street parking. Like Kent mentioned in his description, there are some neighborhood street sounds (i.e. dogs barking) since we kept the windows open (no a/c), but it wasn't so noisy to keep us from sleeping. The kitchen had what we needed to make a simple breakfast in the morning and the shower had hot water. Kent's place was much cheaper than some of the other options, so it was a good value for us.