Overall this was a very good place to stay: the apartment lovely with artful furnishings, comfortable and clean. Interesting books (incl. local interest), comfortable beds (nice comforters), excellent shower and everything we needed in a kitchen. Loved the slanted street the house was on.

The neighborhood had all the charm and flavor advertised: a walkable village, with interesting shops, a pleasing market, very good French restaurant--a real slice of San Francisco convenient to other neighborhoods as well as to points north and south of the city. Nearby Glen Canyon Park is a beautiful wooded park with trails for hiking, meeting friendly locals, a wonderful resource.

We found Steve, the homeowner who lives downstairs, most helpful, knowledgeable, and attentive; we fell naturally into interesting conversations with him. He was a concerned host and quite generous supplying us throughout with delicious coffee and fresh breads from an excellent nearby bakery.

There were two issues that came up for us, which we feel obliged to mention to (admittedly over-) sensitive travelers like us: First were sounds (phone conversations, radio playing) that carried from Steve's apartment up to ours. The TV downstairs woke Tom up the first night, though Steve kindly responded to our request to turn it down. But even with the radio/TV turned down, we were able to hear background noises upstairs in the evenings, reminding us that we were living in close quarters.

Second, the smell of cigarette smoke. Steve seemed to make an effort to smoke outside in his backyard, which was laudable, but nevertheless the faint smell of cigarette smoke would waft up to our place. This was not a strong smell of smoke, just detectable by us who aren't used to smokers around, particularly unexpected to find in San Francisco.

Other than these issues perhaps of concern only to us, we very much enjoyed our stay here and recommend it to others.