Castro Sanctuary is a perfect place to stay if visiting San Fran. Its 1 block up from the Castro strip where cafes, restaurants, bars and shops are located. Grab a coffee from Spikes on 19th, the people are lovely. There are also multiple MUNI choices for getting around San Fran easily. The neighbourhood is beautiful and much nicer than the tourist areas.
Maria's apartment was better than we had hoped. It was very clean, very comfortable bed, cable tv and wonderful bathroom products. The pictures don't do it justice. The garden was an added bonus. A very comfortable place to recover from exploring San Francisco.
Maria was lovely and went to special effort for us when there was internet issues which we appreciated.
We can't wait to come back and when we do we will definitely stay at Maria's if she'll have us :-)