This spot is great for for group of friends who are looking to explore the city or take day trips just outside city. It's a cute neighborhood with shops along street. There is a small grocer and a liquor store nearby. Doordash and instacart also had no issues with delivering to this location promptly. Also nice that there was a police guarding the upscale shop next door regularly. It felt nice to have added security with the lively bar downstairs. So much is walkable or a quick bus or uber ride away. We got $13 Muni Passport that let us use bus and trolley- I recommend! Wifi is solid we could work and stream videos. The kitchen was well stocked with small appliances and utensils. Anything additional you need, Host was very responsive to texts and requests.
Bathrooms and kitchen were quite clean upon arrival. There are 3 bathroom spaces(its hard to tell in pictures); #1 with tub/shower, toilet, sink. #2 shower and sink only, #3 toilet only. With 4-6 girls this is great! There were hooks for towels in #1 and #2. Bedrooms were clean too but do have a musty old home sort of smell. We got used to it and its is really only noticeable when you first arrive.
Some things to be aware of when selecting this apartment:
The bar below, though it plays great music(pop, regaton, 90s) is quite loud until 2am Thursday-Saturday. There was live music one day for happy hour with a guitar and singer with a mic. We felt like we had a free concert sitting in 2 of the rooms near street. We enjoyed the music! This is not a location for a light or sensitive sleeper. One guest used earplugs and that helped.
This is NOT a fully private apartment. Each bedroom does have its own padlock with code. There is a resident/or longer term renter in the back room with a cat. She has a cat as FYI in case there are allergies. She was quiet and respectful. She did have on occasion a friend or guest visit her in her room during our stay. This means you may run into them in the halls, hear them entering or exiting apartment and bathrooms are shared. As a result you may not want to keep toiletries in bathrooms. We were not aware of this additional renter/guest nor that the apartment is NOT fully private until we bumped into her shortly after check in. I would not say we had our own private entrance. The renter used from door. There is a back door that is labeled as emergency and not to use.
Not all amenities listed are present/available. If there is something very important to you confirm with host ahead of time its there- Johnny is quite responsive and accommodating to requests. There was an ironing board but no iron. We made it work by using the dryer instead. There was no hot water kettle, we microwaved water instead. Coffee machine and regular coffee wasn't there, Johnny promptly remedied. I also did not see smoke detectors. It seems the one in the kitchen was removed as people smoked either in back room or just outside of emergency exit.
The queen bed in the room with the couch is best for 1 person. The black couch which is sofa bed does not have enough room to pull out without rearranging furniture. We removed pillows on back of couch and it made for a nice twin sized bed that was quite comfy. There were plenty of extra linens and cozy blankets. There is great storage for clothes in each bedroom and hairdryer available. The designated work space is in room with king bed and is quite nice. We also liked that there was a space heater available for the cooler evenings.
Many things worked well for our flexible and younger group. I do wish I had known some of the details I mentioned in my review prior to selecting this location.