I am planning to stay at the Gate Hotel. Made reservation thru Bookings.com via the hotel website link. Can I believe the many good/great reviews I've read? Is the area safe? My experience in reviewing other recommended hotels in RS books shows about the same number of disgruntled customer reviews .
I haven’t stayed at that hotel but have stayed in the area. It’s fine. It’s not elegant and trendy and you may see some street people but I never felt threatened, didn’t worry about taking cash out of ATMs, etc. Just exercise the usual common sense you would use in any large urban area.
Thanks! I'm fine with not trendy, and I did see some pictures.