Fantastic location with easy access to bus and train (like a fast 8 min walk away). Its very burbs as our SF friend said but plenty of neighbourhood shops and a Safeway if you wanted the basics. Enough restaurants around as well if you wanted to order in or get takeaway. Our fave was the Mr Szechuan down the road from us. A wee bit of noise from upstairs (the walls are thin as it is in most American apartments) but everything else was perfect. Cheers!