The apartment is on the edge of a neighborhood that isn't the best, but it's just a short walk away from the Gaslamp District. There is also a train right outside the apartment that can get you where you need to go, but it does provide significant noise. If something stops working in the apartment be prepared to wait a long time for it to be fixed. It took several days of the kitchen sink being clogs before Mark called a plumber, and it took over 2 weeks before he had someone come out to fix the A/C. No partial refund was given for the incovinence of these issues.