The host is very friendly, accommodating, and gracious. The room itself was well furnished but definitely on the cozy side. One note is that the home is directly under the flight path to the san diego airport and might take a little getting used to; thankfully flights stop around 10PM so you can get a good night's rest. Location/neighborhood was safe, not far from a number of trendy restaurants in little italy and from balboa park. Overall for the price I thought it was a great option and would stay again.