From the moment our taxi pulled up I knew this was going to be a good when I saw Mick waiting for us. We are a six month trip and have two heavy bags but this was not a problem, there is a chair lift up the front stairs. Mick put on bags on the lift and before we knew it we were in this wonderful little flat. The location is perfect and if you did little else you would be constanly entertained watching the amazing people of Castro going by. As it happened the bad cold I arrived with turned into pneumonia and I spent almost the entire week we were there in the flat. In another setting this would have been disappointing but there were so many lovely classy touches and the facinating history of their grandfather and the flat including wonderful old family photos I found it soothing somehow. It is clear this is a much loved home and all the little special touches bring this out. Everything is top drawer but somehow homey as well. I could not sleep for several nights so propped myself up in one of the super comfy chairs and when I tired of watching the street I watched TV which offered premium cable and netflicks. There were complimentary chocolates and other goodies which also helped me feel better. This is a great place to stay and we plan to return on our next trip to San Francisco.