What a beautiful room! This was by far the largest and most private room I have stayed in yet in the NY/NJ area. It was very elegant and modern, in keeping with the architectural background of the host. The surrounding neighborhood seemed quite safe and we parked our car on the street overnight without event. Overall, Newark definitely seemed a bit sketchy, but Fred's neighborhood was perfectly fine. I would just be aware coming and going through the surrounding area late at night, that not everywhere in Newark is as safe as Fred's lovely street which was definitely the ritzy, mansion-filled old town.