-Apartment-:

The place is a cozy little converted garage / garden shed (basically a studio with a bathroom and a kitchenette). Jonathan and his family are friendly, hospitable and helpful with whatever you might need, but give you your privacy. The place is in their house's backyard with a private entrance, so you can come and go as you like.

The room looks pretty much like in the photos and the mentioned amenities (including strong wifi) were as described. The place has a heater device, however it only heats the place in the morning and evening - it got kind of cold during the night; this isn't a problem, you can ask Jonathan to change it to other hours. The same goes for hot water in the shower, which is also on a timer.

It's very convenient not to need a key, because the place has a keypad lock.

-Location and what's nearby-:

The place is in a nice and quiet suburban nbhood called Laurel Heights, which can be reached to and from Downtown or the east side at least with buses 38 (along Geary) or 1 (along California) within approximately 30-45 mins. 38 takes you straight to Embarcadero, 1 comes from the Chinatown area.

Golden Gate Park and Haight are within a 15 min walking distance.

There are quite a few nice places to eat on Geary! I can recommend: To Hyang (Korean, featured on Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover"), Misho Sushi, Roadside BBQ. Mel's Diner, featured in "American Graffiti", is also around the corner, even though it's not particularly great. There's also a Hertz closeby on Geary - don't try to do it downtown. On California, there's a 24h Starbucks if you need one...

There's a Trader Joe's about 9 blocks away and a Whole Foods closer to Height. On Clement, there are more restaurants and brunch places - super cheap veggies and fruits at the Chinese stores, and a farmer's marker on Sundays.

I had initially booked a hotel on Fisherman's Wharf, and in hindsight, it wouldn't have made any sense - that area is very touristy and uninteresting once you've been there once. You really don't want to be stuck there.

-Comments-:

One comment for future improvement: they should really update the furnishings to make this place even better, the carpet seemed kind of dirty for instance. The room also got a bit musty, because you can't keep a window open. Also, regarding the "garden" part of the title - there isn't much of a "garden" to speak of, it's still very unfinished at the moment.