This is the second time we have stayed with Ivan and Wendy in their Secret Mission Garden. Definitely still feel the same about it! Check out my initial review of May 2015. Ivan and Wendy are still two of the best hosts a guest could possibly ask for! They happily share their extensive knowledge about the neighborhood and their home, making recommendations for just about anything I needed and all within walking distance! The bed is still the most comfortable I've slept in ever (still trying to figure out how to affordably ship this locally made brand to my end of the country!). Though a bit foggy and a little grey during our stay, I still enjoyed lingering in their beautiful garden, watching the wildlife (Wow! Those hummingbirds!!!), and viewing all the spectacular color which brightened the day despite the fog! Everything I said the first time still holds true--pasting it in here for ease of reading! I'm so conflicted right now! I have the honor of writing the first review… Do I share this Secret Mission Garden, or keep it to myself? Actually, I could never do that to Wendy and Ivan, two of the best hosts a guest could ask for! So here goes… Secret Mission Garden should really be called Secret Mission Paradise! The room is super charming. Bright and sunny, but with a so much history in the dark, stained wood walls. Spacious, but cozy. Beautifully appointed, and still totally comfortable. And the bed is fit for royalty. (Actually, the Queen of England once ordered a McCroskey mattress—and now I get why!) I loved the green glass tiles in the bathroom's amazing walk-in shower. I've never felt so cozy in such a spacious shower--could have stayed in there all morning--but had to get out so I could spend some time lingering outside! The lawn is dead, just like they warned, but everything else is a riot of color, and the garden is alive with "the birds and the bees" - and butterflies, too. I loved watching the bees and hummingbirds feed on all the flowers. And I think a pair of Robins are building their nest in the red flowers above the porch! I could have spent a week just sitting in the sun in the garden. I don't know how it's possible, but in the evening, it was breezy and a little chilly out the front door, but the garden was delightful and calm. The rest of the house is just as lovely, the neighborhood can't be beat, and Wendy and Ivan were generous with information about their home as well as the area-- a block to Dolores Park, steps to Valencia Street. There's food, shopping, live music, people-watching everywhere! Be sure you don't miss Tartine for breakfast (and treat yourself to a lemon tart while you're at it!). So can you tell we liked it? But shhh, don't tell. This can be our own Secret Mission Garden! We'll definitely be returning! (And we DID...