The hotel, as its name says, is in the middle of the downtown area. The hotel itself is very nice, clean, and well maintained. The area around the hotel though is a bit…..seedy. Tons of homeless people asking for money/food. The areas across the street from the hotel are a combination of nice and completely run-down. There is a very nice Italian restaurant directly across from the hotel’s main entrance. But right next door to the restaurant is a 7-11 that has seen better days, and the homeless gather in front of the 7-11. The Reading Station Market, which has vendors with just about every kind of food and pastry you can imagine. The place is awesome. It’s located across from the hotel as well. However, you have to wade through a sea of homeless just to get to the entrance.