Beautiful, clean, well appointed apartment in convenient and central neighborhood! Fresh towels, laundry machine, and shared kitchen were provided by warm, communicative, supportive and easygoing hosts. Lovely vaulted ceilings in a quaint old building, great light, bed kind of soft/mushy but I absolutely loved the room.
I was under the impression when booking that this might be a bachelor pad, but when I arrived, Justin and a kind woman greeted me, and a couple of days later, his young daughter stayed. So, staying there as a solo female was not at all awkward. Justin is also from California originally, like me, and gave me tons of great tips about the neighborhood and city. Because it was a full house, it wasn't library-quiet but filled with vibrant family home sounds, which I found comforting. I was then left with the apartment to myself for a few days, which was also nice.
Please note that this apartment is in what is considered a "shady" neighborhood, but again, as a solo female traveler (who has lived in famously "dangerous" Oakland, California), I felt so safe that I didn't get this impression until my friends told me their experiences about trying to meet me for dinner and meeting "disturbed" folks in the street, mostly related to the neighboring red light district. I still never really noticed it myself before or after hearing this from them, though. That said... David Bowie's old apartment is just a short walk from this place :-) I'd stay again!