* Nancy is friendly and always responded quickly when I texted her to ask a question.
* The house is only two blocks away from a BART stop, which is great if you are planning to use mostly public transportation to get to places. This shouldn't be taken for granted in SF, where the BART is not as thoroughly connected as the NYC subway. You can get to Berkeley with no transfers and to Stanford with just one transfer, for example.
* The provided blankets were cozy & warm enough to keep me comfortable during cold SF nights. The bay window makes the room a bit chilly/drafty, but the blankets helped me stay warm.
* The cat, Satchmo, is very friendly and will hang out with you if you are in the kitchen or various public spaces.
* The toilet is a bit delicate, but the bathroom is cleaned very regularly. The shower warms up quickly--I usually dislike showering in new places, but this shower was great. You share the bathroom with Nancy and the guests in the other two rooms. I didn't have to wait to use the bathroom much though.
* The two other guest rooms are better furnished and larger, so they could be worth checking out if they are available during your trip dates. The room I was in was fine for a month, kind of student-esque, but it would be uncomfortable if I was staying for much longer.
* I felt safe walking on Mission St at night up until 10pm, as there were still lots of people around. Other streets can be a bit scary due to the lack of people. Side streets can have intimidating homeless people, but you can usually walk on the other side of the street to avoid them. There is a huge trade-off in SF between BART accessibility and absence of homeless people.
* Being in the Mission means you have easy access to amazing mangoes! Eat lots of mangoes from the Latino grocery stores. They are super fresh and good and cheap. I also really liked Mission Picnic for filling sandwiches and salads. I think El Farolito is the nearest popular burrito/taco place, and it's open late at night, which is convenient, but my favorite place for burritos was La Espiga de Oro. Theirs are more cheesy/sour cream-y/avocado-y by default.
* There is also a public library about two blocks away if you want somewhere to work/read.
* I didn't have any issues with noise despite my room facing the street and being a light sleeper.
Overall I had a great month in SF staying at Nancy's place.