I would recommend staying at Larah's house. The area is safe to stay in. I was travelling with my husband and two children, 11 yr old girl and 8 year old boy (although you wouldn't want the children to be on the street alone and if coming home late at night I preferred to get a taxi from the train station when my husband was not around). Larah provides great suggestions of where to eat and places to go in the area. Walking to transport was only a few blocks away. Larah was easily contactable via email to answer any minor questions I had during our stay.