Our stay at Irvin was wonderful, he gave us great recommendations for places to eat and things to do. He was also very proactive in communicating with us. The area was on the quieter side, residential but still close to stores and restaurants (about a mile). We had a car but chose to use the rapid line to go downtown which was very fast and convenient (about 20 minute bus ride to downtown), we would definitely recommend that option. The house was gorgeous and had everything we could ever need for a stay!