Taking both price and quality into consideration, it's probably near the top of the list of Good Neighbor hotels where I've stayed. It's a typical DoubleTree property-- clean, very nice, good-sized rooms, great service. The area around seems very safe, and I wouldn't hesitate to walk around. But it's not an easy walk from the parks. I'd hesitate to walk myself, and if you have kids along, forget it. There is an ART stop (public transportation) right in front of the hotel, though, which we found mostly dependable for getting us where we needed to go.