Jonathan's garden house is a great alternative to a city centre hotel. The accommodation is a very well converted garage and totally self contained. We were able to come and go as we pleased and the residential location was very quiet. The only distraction at night was the noise from the fridge but the host mentions unplugging it at night in the welcome pack and that worked fine.
It takes about 20 minutes to ride on the bus to the city centre and the Golden Gate park is about 15 minutes walk away. All in all an excellent place to stay.