I enjoyed my 3-nights stay at Mala's place, and I would definitively stay there again.
The rooms (bedroom and private bathroom) are spacious and clean, offer a lot of closet space (which I didn't need though) as well as a desk to use for work (laptop etc). As someone else mentioned before, the WIFI connection isn't the best at this room, but I brought my own mobile WIFI, so din't care much.
If you are a smoker, there's a large backyard with benches and tables that can be used.
The area is very residential and quiet. I didn't use public transportation. With Uber it's a 10~15 minute ride to downtown, cost between 7~11 USD.
Besides others, there's a small supermarket around the corner (2 min walk), and also a tap house with delicious craft beer (Boundary Stone) in walking distance.