The Red Victorian is a combination of hotel and hostel. There weren’t many staff around but were friendly and helpful when I had questions. I felt free to come and go as I pleased. The room was comfortable and pretty. I loved the window seat overlooking the street. I was worried about going out on my own after dark but I actually felt quite safe once I was confident in finding my way around. There are a lot of homeless people in the area but there was no begging and I didn’t uncomfortable even as a woman on her own.
The bus system is easy and efficient to go downtown. The Moovit app was very helpful and I bought my tickets using the Muni mobile app.
I would definitely go back to the Red Victorian. It’s pretty cool 😎