VL is a great place but is located in a bad barrio. Across the street is a pathway hangout for the worst sort of lowlifes in San Jose. It is common to see crackheads smoking crack right outside the gate. You have to be careful leaving in the daytime. I walk the neighborhood in the day but the corner 300 meters to the east is dicey.

It is not a typical middle class barrio. It is a bad barrio but not the worst in SJ. Gunshots are heard often at night.

The guard is armed and works from 6pm until 6am. He is right there when you exit the taxi at night. Take the bus in the day and taxi at night and you should not have a problem. Once inside it is very secure.

The guard knows how bad the barrio is , he will tell you to wait for the taxi inside the gate not outside. Ask the taxi drivers if the barrio is bad and they all say si senor muy peligroso.

The "on vacation" gringos are the only ones in SJ who think the barrio is good or middle class.