Room:
Room is nice, it's on a first floor and next to a metro station. Communication was very fluid. The owner told us about the noise of the whereabouts and the loudest thing we heard was the building heater one night. Metro Boise can be heard from afar. The room is separated from the main apt by the building hallway, so getting into the bathroom/kitchen might be tricky for you (not for us though, we had no issues at any time).
Surroundings:
We moved around the neighborhood during night and felt comfortable. If you want to go to a coffee shop around, we recommend going to Skillman Avenue, there is a lot of coffee shops there and even a brewery several blocks away.
If you are a night person, picture that after 12 pm most of the places nearby are closing.