We very much enjoyed our 4 night stay in Annria’s “Retreat” unit, located in a quiet residential neighborhood with its own ‘village within a city’ feel. Would definitely book again! This ground floor unit is very clean and comfortable, with a wonderfully comfortable bed, spacious couch, nice kitchen implements, and house-slippers provided to help with the “no shoes” policy. We did hear footsteps from upstairs and some coming and going through the front door. (My husband is a light sleeper so he noticed these more than I did).
While the Excelsior neighborhood is further from the downtown SF some visitors are looking for, we really enjoyed what was close by. Plenty of restaurants along nearby Mission — if you haven’t had Salvadoran ‘pupusas’ this is the area in which to try them! The 15 minute walk into Glen Park is easy and took much less time than driving and looking for parking in either neighborhood.
Convenient public transportation which we STRONGLY suggest using — along with ride sharing! We found parking in the area to be both limited and challenging, especially late at night. Annria’s unit is on a flat street, and the parallel streets are mostly flat but the perpendicular streets are somewhat steep. As former SF residents, we have experience in parallel parking in tight spots on steep streets, skills we had to use a few times during our 4-day stay. Middday parking challenges could be due to nearby construction projects (late July 2019) although NO construction noise affects the lovely quiet around Annria’s home.
ALL IN ALL A GREAT STAY!