The street noise issue raised by others is a real ...

The street noise issue raised by others is a real problem. We're not talking regular hustle and bustle here, this is a specific intersection with a bad gridlock problem. It seemed like every few minutes, at least two cars would lay on their horn at absurd length. It was so bad that I watched to see what was happening. Basically every light cycle, the cars on Cyril Magnin would block the intersection on yellow, hoping to clear it before the opposing light turned green. But the pedestrian traffic moves first, and it's so high traffic that the gridlocked cars get stuck waiting for pedestrians to cross before they can clear the intersection, which obviously necessitates the heavy use of horns by the cross traffic. It's obnoxious and it doesn't die down until late at night. This could probably be resolved by hiring a traffic cop or lobbying for better anti-gridlock signage or a change in the crosswalk timers.

Additionally, no free wifi, and the sidewalks in this part of town are speckled with human feces. Really nice TV and bathroom though.