If you are visiting San Fran for work or for pleasure, you will pay a lot for housing. A lot. And maybe you want the downtown experience. But I don't want to pay a lot for housing, and I don't want the dirty, noisy, dangerous streets of San Fran. Oakland is a 10 minute Bart ride away, and the West Oakland stop is as close as you can get to San Fran without being in San Fran. So what's left? Well, you want to be close to the BART. Bingo, literally 5 min walk. Now you need a nice room in a nice clean house, and a real nice hostess in Traci (great conversation!). You're all set. This place is perfect for me.