Really great, convenient location. About four blocks (albeit most of them uphill) from the bus line which comes straight from the airport so easy to get to and easy to find. Safe area - I had no problems as a lone female traveller. Easy walking distance to Balboa Park, the convention center, Gaslamp Quarter, and public transport to get to other places in the city. Close to stores and restaurants for eating out and buying any necessities you forgot to bring with you! The room itself (101) is spacious and was really clean. Windows on two sides make it really light and airy. As others have mentioned, it is at ground floor level on a busy intersection so there can be quite a lot of traffic noise, and you hear quite a lot of phone conversations from people standing outside. It was pretty noisy during the day but I tended to find the noise dropped down significantly after about 11pm and didn't start up again until about 6am - I certainly didn't find it disturbed my sleep, although light sleepers might want to bring earplugs. The shower is quite small but if you push the shelves out of the way it's not too bad. And the whole place was really clean. It was nice to have a fridge and I used the microwave on occasions too. Communication was great and responses to any issues speedy. I'd certainly consider staying here again if I was in San Diego.