Let's be honest, what good is a review if it's not truthful.

I can't give Josh more than 2-stars ("not great") simply because it wasn't and he did a poor job of handling a communication situation when he could have done much better.

I responded directly to Josh's host email about our early arrival a day in advance warning him of our early arrival and never heard back. We arrived from an early flight and needed to check our bags and asked for his help. We didn't need to necessarily check-in earlier than the 3pm listed check-in time just secured storage was requested.

When we arrived I learned Josh lives on first floor and despite that he wasn't interested in storing our bags because it would be inconvenient for his schedule. Further, his demeanor was defensive, somewhat stand-offish and anything but welcoming. I felt he was treating us as if we were creating issues for him, a burden, and he didn't show any genuine effort to help us out especially after not responding to my email the day prior that we were going to arrive around 11am (4 hours ahead of check-in).

It's clear from our personal experience that Josh runs his AirBnB by volume and guests are bookings to fill rooms - not much more. He has 5 rooms in his townhouse in total and someone sleeps in the laundry room too. It doesn't seem like he wants much if any interaction with his guests directly.

Once we got through the unwelcoming start and lack of desire to handle the situation better, the room itself was fine. It is a 2nd floor room, lots of light, pretty clean, eclectic touches throughout. Great location for those who like Golden Gate or Haight-Asbury. Shared bathroom was clean, simple, and sufficient.

I would warn travelers that in this type of old house you can hear every detail of sound above you through the ceiling so if you're a light sleeper or get stuck with elephant footed guests above, beware it won't be enjoyable.

If it weren't for Josh's demeanor and behavior as the host I would give this listing 4-stars. What a shame.