The location is indeed in a transitional neighborhood but it is really not that bad and is very quiet. The distance to downtown (we were there for the Arnold) was great but also far enough to have quiet time. The house is old and creaky and a duplex so you can hear the other people creaking around, which was a little creepy at first but you adjust. The two things that made our trip less than great were 1) the shower was SUPER small and the shower curtains were way too long so you were standing in them while crouching in the shower and 2) we got home from dinner on Saturday night at around 8 pm and the key to the front door got stuck in the handle, I messaged the host who at first responded quickly by saying she was "here to help", that she would come by if we said the word. I asked if she had another key to let us in with as the second key we were provided was inside the house and I never heard back from her. We had to move a window unit and go in a window to unlock the door from the inside. I also messaged the next morning to let the host know we were leaving for the airport (at 5am) and the key was still stuck in the door but I put the second in the box and all I got was a reminder that check out was at 10 when we had already told her we were leaving. Just a bad end to a good trip.