Gorgeous home, central location in a peaceful neighborhood, and amazing hosts. You can't ask for more.
The place: Bella's place is a well-appointed victorian in Noe. Three of us stayed in the two rooms with the bathroom on the lower floor and shared the kitchen with the guests who had the rooms upstairs. We had huge nicely decorated rooms with comfortable furniture and lots of light. The eat-in kitchen was perfect for light cooking – the fridge, stove, toaster and kettle were clean and in excellent working order. There was a large cupboard with shelves for our groceries. The bathroom was squeaky clean and had everything we needed. The only sound we heard from the guests upstairs was footsteps when they walked around with shoes on.
Location: It’s a super safe, clean and quiet neighborhood. The streetcar stop is in front of your door and you walk a few blocks to the subway. Even better, you are walking distance to Dolores Park, Valencia, Mission, Guerrero and other streets with lots of restaurants and shops
Hosts: Bella and her son Mark are delightful. Super responsive and I appreciated having answers to questions quickly. They provided very clear instructions and were readily available by messaging if we needed anything. They went out of their way to make sure that we had everything that we needed for our stay. I had a chance to meet both of them and they made us feel so at home. Definitely Super Hosts.
Misc: Bella left earplugs for those who are noise sensitive. I’m a city dweller and didn’t notice the streetcar noises. Bring a sweater if you are there in the colder months – and that includes July and Aug since those are colder months in San Francisco – since it is an older home without central heat. Lots of space heaters so the bedrooms are toasty, but the kitchen and hallways in the morning are cooler until the heat kicks in.