If you are going to SF and you want to feel like a local - stay at Ellen's place. It is sooo sanfrancisco:
- great location (on top of the hill) with the gorgeous views which you can experience every time you go back,
- amazing studio with a beautiful small garden to enjoy calmness after walk on loudly streets of Castro district
- unforgettable hospitality of dear hosts that made me feel like I'm coming to visit my friends who've been waiting for me.
Just experience it! It will tell you more than 1000 words!