These are some of the negative issues we experienced during our 2 1/2 weeks stay. The temperature in the basement apartment is solely controlled by the hosts up above, so we had no ability to adjust the tempearture to suit our own comfort level. Mostly during the day we were freezing and at night we had to fully open the windows, and close the vents since the heat was so unbearable high. We tried to get Kyle to adjust the temp, but there did not seem to be a suitable compromise between their needs and ours.
The unit is a micro studio about 200 sq ft, more suited to one person for a brief weekend stay. It was adequately, but very basically appointed. There were not adequate quantities of the basic necessities for a 2 1/2 week stay, so we had to go to the store to purchase additional trash bags, paper towels and toilet paper.
The place is typical San Francisco construction without any insulation or sound proofing from the unit above where the hosts reside. They were ridiculously noisy, especially in the early morning hours waking us up much earliar than we would have wanted to be awake. Their young child regularly was loudly crying, whining & screaming, stomping & running around upstairs. The hosts also got into fights, and shouting matches with each loudly arguing. They played played their music and TV loudly seemingly without any regard, so we had little peace and quiet during our stay.
The hot water for the shower could not barely be adjusted about warm, which was extra unpleasant during the chilly day time temperatures and lack of suitable heat during the day.
Some of the positives about the unit and location. The unit has a great view of the Pacific through the back windows. It is only one block away from the L Metro, so its a quick 20 minutes to downtown. We had use of the washer & dryer which we needed considering the length of our stay. Its walking distance to Safeway, restaurants (all Chinese), and several local markets. We were able to park in the driveway, so we didn't have to play musical cars moving our car every two hours during the day. Excellent high speed internet, as well as Netflix, Hulu, and local channels. We appreciated the very comfortable king size bed with down filled pillows.