What a wonderful experience. Sylvana is such a lovely person, she would not just offer you a room to sleep, she offers her home and family so you can be part of it!
The room is clean, with a lot a LIGHT and space. From my room a was able to see the ocean (when the fog wasn't in the way). The bathroom although shared, is pretty clean and rarely occupied, so you won't have any problem. The house and neighborhood is quiet, so you'll sleep like a baby. A light train station is a couple of blocks away, you can get to the financial district in like 20 minutes. I preferred that to drive my rented car, so i wouldn't worry to find parking or paying steep parking rates. By the way, you can park on the street with no trouble (just check the street cleaning signs).
You'll meet a lot of people from many different places. I was able to meet marvelous people from Turkey, South Korea, Australia, Netherlands, France, Spain, Ukraine, and even from USA!!. My favorite time at Lulu's was dinner time. We all get together to eat a very nice meal, and take the time know each other.
One last thing, believe her when she said that she want to be your new Mom! She even packed me snack for my flight back to Colombia.
Miss you, Lulu!