This apartment was much nicer than expected. It had everything we needed and more, was very spacious and very well maintained. We loved the neighbourhood and, although the location does require some good ankle muscles walking up the hill, the distance to the Castro subway was very reasonable and got us into downtown San Francisco in no time. There are a number of good restaurants in Castro (Fable, Cafe Mystique), but also in the other direction you are quickly on Valencia or Mission, where there are also lots of restaurants. The hosts were very friendly and accommodating and i would definitively recommend this for anyone who wants to stay over in San Francisco for a few days and wants to see a bit of the real city.