I was a little bit unclear about the "shared space". I think this only applies when you rent a bedroom separately from the other room. For my family of 5, we rented out the whole unit which was the two bedrooms, kitchenette, couch, and bathroom. The privacy was great! Everything was clean and nice looking. Its a bit outside of the hustle and bustle of SF which was nice, but then you have to also drive downtown etc. We did walk 10 blocks to take our kids to a beautiful park and then walked toward the airbnb for dinner (tons of options). I'd stay here again for sure!