This is a low-cost way of being near to crazy expensive downtown SF. It's walkable to the train; I walked sometimes at night but I could see concerns about doing that in any urban area. The place is a very Californian surfer chic vibe. My room had several spiders camped out near the bed and some of the switches on the wall were uncovered, which were troublesome but fixable issues. Overall not a bad alternative to staying in SF proper.