OVERALL best place in San Francisco! Tommy met me personally when I arrived and showed me everything; my husband joined me a few weeks later with our car (and many of our belongings in a U-Haul trailer). He let us use a storage area in the garage to hold our bikes and bike rack too. The neighborhood is awesome, the view from the condo is incredible, and the condo itself is very large with plenty of storage.
PARKING. The secure parking is a real plus - although this neighborhood is fantastic, there have been "smash and grab" vehicle break ins all over San Francisco even the ritziest neighborhoods, so it was great to know our vehicle was secure when parked there. The building is fairly small and there are three parking levels to the building. Tommy showed us how to easily exit the building on the one way street, so we had no problems getting in and out easily. Tip: it helps to have WAZE or use a map when navigating due to all the one way streets in the areas.
NEIGHBORHOOD is also one of the best in San Francisco. We stayed there while looking for and eventually buying a new home. Realtor.com calls it Lower Pacific Heights. It is very close to top-of-the-hill Lafayette Park, which became one of my favorite spots for watching sunsets and overlooking the San Francisco Bay - you could even see Alcatraz. There's a dog park there too and on sunny days it is teeming with city dogs, fun to watch. The condo is just a few blocks from "Polk Gulch," full of restaurants and bars, many that are open until the early morning hours (one said 4:00am, I was told because of the hospital nearby and workers that start and stop their shifts in the wee morning hours. Whole Foods is just a few blocks away, and Trader Joe's just a tad further. Whole Foods - and just about every restaurant in San Francisco, it seems - deliver right to the front door. Though there are lots of hills in the neighborhood, from Polk it is not very steep to walk, or ride your bike (down or back) to the Marina. The California cable car line ends nearby and I actually used tit to commute to work sometimes. There's also a Muni bus that runs often and can take you down to the Embarcadero and for much cheaper then the $8 cable car.
CONDO location on the street and in the building is extremely quiet. The unit itself is away from the street in the center of the city block (with amazing views of the city including the California cable car line as it rides up Nob Hill, the top of the Transamerica tower, and even Coit Tower). The building is secure - there's no doorperson, but it is impossible for anyone to enter from the street without a key. Tommy set the doorbell up to ring to our phone, which allowed us to easily allow guests in. There's an elevator (in addition to several good staircases) to get to the condo which is on the top floor - it's slow and small, but it works. there's coin (or internet app) operated washers and dryers in the basement of the building.
CONDO interior is also just perfect. My husband and I kept most of our personal items upstairs in the loft, which has a very large walk-in closet and full bath/shower (Downstairs also has a full bath/shower and plenty of closet storage). But we generally slept in the downstairs bedroom, preferring it because it was cooler (we stayed in the fall and winter, and were more inclined to crack open the windows than use the space heater, though the heater worked well on those nights we needed a little extra warmth. The rest of the condo was heated using an electronic digital thermostat and worked just fine. The unit has excellent internet, and includes a large Roku smart TV, so tons of options 24/hours/day if you'd rather stay home on those cool, rainy days. The kitchen is fully equipped with enough items (plates, utensils, glasses, pots and pans) to cook for yourself from day one. There were a few expendable supplies (such as oil, coffee, salt, soy sauce) as well. Dishwasher works great, and tons of fast hot water from the boiler (including for nice hot showers!) My husband and I really made this our home for a few moths and were very happy there, and would go back in a heartbeat. I highly recommend Tommy's Place for anyone who needs a place to stay for a few months in San Francisco, as we did. I'd come back in a heartbeat and would... if I didn't have my own permanent home to move into as I do now. The location, the view, the amenities, the parking, the size and layout of the unit - all are excellent. We loved our time there, and you will too.