I was working for a week at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Golden Gate Park and I don't think I could have found a more convenient place to stay, it took only about 5 minutes to walk in each morning and out each evening. Monica's place is definitely the best place to stay for anybody planning time in Golden Gate Park. As another reviewer has mentioned the room is small but quite and compact and the bed, although small, is remarkably comfortable, I was asleep within moments and woke refreshed each morning and raring to go. There is a well-stocked Safeway store one block away, open almost but not quite 24hrs. There are plenty of eating and drinking houses a few blocks north in Richmond. Monica was very helpful with advice about places to visit and had I not been busy for 5days at CAS I am sure there would have been plenty of places to visit within a short distance. Monica also advised I use Uber or Lyft to get to her place from the international airport and how right she was, I was there in 30-40mins tops with Lyft and it cost less than $32 each way. One thought for people with considerable heavy luggage (I travel with a lot of camera and computer gear) Monica's apartment is up two flights of stairs and there is no lift, but this is manageable if you take your time and one bag at a time. Bags left downstairs for a few minutes are safe as you will have already passed through the outer security door. All in all a very pleasant stay which enabled me to achieve more than I had originally envisaged in my 5days at CAS. The day I left there was a large concert in Golden Gate Park and Monica's place would have been ideally situated for anyone attending an event of that kind too.