Melanie is not only a good host, she is a good person. I was brand new to San Francisco and Melanie would go out of her way to find me fresh and interesting activities to attend and new restaurants to try out. Several times she even offered to drive me since I didn't have access to a car. She took me to a comedy club where I saw Robin Williams make a cameo performance. She is warm, friendly, conscientious, and detailed-oriented. She also makes the freshest and tastiest Californian salad (ask her for the recipe).

Wolf Point Place is an absolute gem. The actual room is sizable, impeccably clean, well-furnished, private (if you want it to be), with a private bathroom well-stocked with every amenity you could need (at least for a guy). Several clean towels are included. The bed is very comfortable with a very soft comforter and layers of linen. There is a small but reasonably sized walk-in closet. There is artwork to appreciate. This is better than many hotel rooms I've stayed in.

The apartment/house is spacious and well-decorated. Again, there is everything you would ever need - in-house washer/dryer, work-space, well-furbished kitchen, comfortable couch, functional fireplace, fresh flowers, lots of light and lots of art. The entire apartment is cleaned professionally regularly. There is nothing more a renter could ask for. If you are a nice person, Melanie might even get you crumpets and fresh ground coffee for breakfast.

The neighborhood is typical San Franciscan - quiet, residential, and dreamy in the morning fog. A short walk West will bring you to the mystical and often windy cliff-side on the western most tip of the city. A quick stroll South will take you to the Golden Gate Park with its art and history museums. The 38 bus that stops right outside the house ($2 and 30-45 minutes) will drop you off in the middle of the financial district, and any destination along the way. If you are working at the VA, you are literally 1 block and 3 minutes away. The hardest part of getting to work was the short uphill walk - but maybe you should reconsider visiting SF if you can't take the hilly landscape.

I hope you enjoy SF as much as I did. It would not have been possible without a good place to stay. I rented for 1 month.