This was my very first airbnb experience. And I was expecting the worst to begin with. The first night indeed didn't turn out so good as I was very cold and could not sleep because of it. But the next day when the hostess asked how my night was and I told her I felt a bit cold, she made sure the heat was turned up the next night and I slept quite well. The room itself is quite small, painted orange, a library converted to bedroom with books and a huge ladder. The experience of being surrounded by so many books was quite good actually. Although the bed was smaller than I would have liked. The hostess is friendly, unintrusive and reasonably helpful. And she actually took efforts to get my name pronunciation right. My body was 4 hours ahead of SFO coming from Canadian Atlantic which helped me follow the rule of not using the bathroom between 6:30-7:15. Overall a good stay, though I initially didnt know how to take this intermediate between a hotel and house stay with the constant awkwardness of being in a strangers home and with me turning the key the wrong way the first day with my passport, laptop and documents in the house giving myself and am sure Brenda a mini heart attack. She was gracious consoling and comforting about this too.
The most interesting though is the cat, it never sleeps. And sure wants to be rubbed constantly meowing and rubbing its body around u when u walk by. The dog is adorable though not amenable to patting.
Location is perfect. The Bart station is very close by. She has a lot of maps laid out and guide books to help one travel through the city.