It would be great for a family vacation. I wouldn't walk to the convention center. It's a 25 min walk which I tried -- I advise walking along the highway bc of the homeless camps in the neighborhood. I ended up doing the $8 uber. I had a couple of incidents at night. One run in with an angry local where I ended up calling the police. One when receiving my seamless food order after dark, where I was glad the gate separated me from 2 homeless people who were talking to me through the gates. Shanna is awesome, this is a nice boutique hostel, a beautiful gated area for hanging out. I would return with family or friends.