We were only able to spend our first five nights in San Francisco in SoMa second home as it was fully booked for the remainder of our time in the city.
We were greeted at the front entrance by Cleber and escorted by lift to the first floor loft. It was everything we expected after reading 187 very postive reviews.
The fridge was stocked with eggs, butter, cheese - well I won't spoil the surprise with the rest of the contents but everything from herbs & condiments to utensils for home cooking were at hand. Unfortunately we couldn't sample the cold cuts as we don't eat meat but I'm sure that if I had told Vera when she asked what type of milk we'd like, she'd have laid on something else. And did I mention the bottle of wine & chocolates beautifully presented in the living room? Or the amenity gift pack? So handy when your electric toothbrush fades because you forgot that it's not compatible with the US 120 voltage! The king size bed is comfy with down pillows, there are plenty of hangers & drawer space and an excellent hairdryer, brand new washer/dryer plus iron with full size ironing board.
Yes, we felt very much at home and we were comfortable walking at night, either returning from the subway or from the excellent organic wholefood supermarket one block away.
Would we recommend or return? Absolutely. It was easy to walk to the many attractions, catch a bus, subway, cable car or BART or, of course, Uber or Lyft. We bought Clipper cards so that we didn't have to bother with cash.
In short, Vera & Cleber's SoMa second home is a exemplar for all airbnb hosts.