Natalie's condo was great! The way I see it, located right smack bang in the middle of where you want to be when in San Francisco. You're within a walkable distance to most touristy places as well as the financial district, conference centers and malls. However if you prefer not to walk there is great bus communication just a block and a half away and trams as well as cable cars not much further.

The condo itself was nicely decorated, clean and roomy. Natalie was unable to meet and greet us in person but provided all the details we needed via phone and had left some capsules for the nespresso machine, a few beers and some sightseeing brochures for us, as well as a couple keys and basic instructions on how to work the heating etc.

Natalie was easy to talk to and very attentive to any of our needs or questions. She went out of her way to provide us a clipper card for public transport and answered any questions within minutes (at the most a couple hours).

The condo itself is fairly quiet as it's located in an alley, but walk a block or two in any direction and you've got bars, restaurants, "gentlemen's clubs", comedy clubs and shops available. If you can't be bothered to walk there are plenty of cabs available a street away and the few times I called for an Uber they were there momentarily.

For first time visitors. While you can walk to Pier 33 (for Alcatraz - which is a must if you're visiting San Francisco and haven't been before; do the night tour, it's better) by looking at the map and following the birds, DO NOT do this unless you are either very fit or enjoy mountain climbing :) San Francisco is much hillier than I ever imagined and many times it pays to look ahead a few blocks and take the longer but flatter route - we learnt this the hard way.

It's worth noting that there are kids in the building, but I wouldn't say they were a problem. I think, during our week+ stay, we only really heard and noticed them one morning and to be honest that wasn't even that early.

There's a washer and drier available in the basement and the neighbors seemed friendly enough when I ran into them in the laundry room.

I would definitely stay here again! (and in fact, hope to do so next year if Microsoft holds their annual developers conference in SF again)