Great location. Close to Balboa park and Hillcrest. Airplanes do fly overhead and you can hear them, but I didn't notice it as much as I thought I would. The stairs to the loft/attic are slim and the door locks with a key (rest of house is numpad). The room gets a little warm during the day but there are fans and portable AC so it was a non-issue. There are 3 common bathrooms, but I only used the one closest to the loft. While I didn't use the common areas in and around the house, they were all very nice. I got very quick responses for all my questions.