This place is a great hole-in-the-wall. It is true that there are a lot of homeless people, but there was never a dangerous situation. Being from Chicago, I’m used to this. But if you’re not used to this kind of environment then I would just be aware. The location is great though! We walked to Gaslamp quarter every night. It was loud at night with the trolley, but we were not affected by it. Balboa park is within walking distance, and it just takes a quick Uber to get anywhere you want. Overall a great stay!