The cottage in the garden is very clean and nice with sufficient privacy. The neighborhood is nice and quiet, people live around are polite and friendly. Unfortunately when I arrived the house is being re-printed thus there are scaffolding up so we have to carefully walk our way into the garden. But Jon informed me for this in advance so we are fine. The house located in a flat area, so it's easy to drag the luggage in. No stairs! This is great especially when you have heavy luggage or travel with a senior (my Mum) who had trouble on climbing stairs. In all, this cottage is a good choice during your stay in San Francisco.