The location is wonderful and the neighborhood is very quiet. You are between Balboa Park and Hillcrest, you can go a half a block to get to a trailhead that takes you all through the park and allows you to walk to San Diego Zoo which we did several times. You can walk in the other direction for a block or so and be in Hillcrest for cafes and restaurants. It is a short trip to the beach by car (10 minutes or so to Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and Mission Beach all of which we visited) and only 15 minutes or so to Coronado Beach. The yard is also very nice with a table and a hot tub and trees and places to relax. We enjoyed our stay here very much.