Read the WHOLE THING . There are positives and negatives to this home! Alex does a great job of describing the place. With that being said, please read his description of the location carefully. As he states, the location is across from the police station as well as the courthouse so we didn't feel unsafe when it came to the homeless people that were right outside (however it wasn't exactly calming either). BUT parking in the lot next to it was more than $8 a day. You also have to pay $5 at night. So if you're coming in from a long day in San Francisco, you park and pay $5 and THEN you have to get up at 6 am to pay $8 for the day because you're probably not going to leave for the day that early. The host explains there is free parking a block and a half away but honestly we didn't feel as safe walking that distance late at night. There's free parking on the other side of the street but only on weekends. Also, this probably isn't the owners fault, but there was construction that started at 7am Monday morning that didn't stop until we left. It was very loud and seeing as there was no way to change the temperature, we had to keep the window open to keep from sweating at night. That was another thing, there's no ceiling fan or thermostat. The bed was very uncomfortable and on top of that we were really hot. On a positive note, the room was very clean, the bathroom was nice and the shower was AMAZING especially after a day of walking around the city. All in all, if you're going to visit San Francisco, pay the extra to stay in that city. After gas and tolls, you will make up that difference anyway. If you're visiting Oakland, this would be a good choice (provided they invest in a mattress pad) since it's so close to all the restaurants and coffee shops.