I highly recommend Paola's private, quiet, huge studio. It is very fresh, modern, well appointed and clean. The only problem (but this is just my ineptness probably) is that I couldn't figure out how to work the giant flat screen TV to watch the different cable offerings. I suppose I could have asked. :) The walkability was great. I went to a little bar/restaurant 2 blocks away called "The Sapphire Hotel" which was quite nice. I walked all the way down SE Hawthorne and went into all the vintage shops.
I didn't get to go on Mt Tabor's hiking trails (which are a stone's throw away) due to the pouring rain but next time!