I took my daughter to visit colleges in the area, Rani's place was perfect. It was a nice neighborhood, we felt very safe... even at night. The apartment was larger than I expected, and very clean. Whole Foods and Trader Joes are very close, along with some good restaurants. An awaiting bag of Ghirardelli chocolates from Rani was a very nice welcoming touch. The one day we did touristy stuff, we felt the those things were a little further away then expected, but then again we drove our own car instead of using the very accessible public transportation which probably would have been better.