James and Mina are wonderful hosts! The room is quite comfortable, the house is cozy, jazz playing on the stereo sets a relaxing mood.
Easy to chat with, and open to your own hours - as James said when I would leave and tell him my schedule, "it's all good, you're a grown man."
The neighborhood is full of all styles of ethnic food and culture. Soul food, Caribbean, southern, Asian.... Whatever your heart desires is within a couple blocks.