I had the most magical weekend for my first time in SanFrancisco thanks to Annabelle and her gorgeous apartment. She was warm and super helpful over the phone and in person. It was lovely meeting her. She recognised me walking in the street as she was driving by:)
The most wondrous thing was that I could feel the grand hostess that she is in every little thing in the apartment - it's 5 star and more!!!.
The apartment itself is as fantastic as it looks in the pictures. The garden outside extends the space and opens out to beautiful views of the city, breaking the sense of being either inside or outside.
The neighbourhood is sleepy and hilly and walking is quite a steep up and down some of the streets. Yet, most of the time we preferred it and enjoyed walking even though we had a car. My friend recommended the area of Haight Ashbury for her love of the streets filled with shops and cafe's (the apt is almost equally close to Corona Heights which is nice too.). It is the place of origin of the hippie subculture and I quite enjoyed my first stay in this unique neighbourhood.