Charlie's home is perfectly located for Haight area, Alamo Square, Hayes and only a 30 minute walk to the Civic Center Downtown. I did this walk each day to my conference. The room was lovely and quiet, and the whole flat was immaculately turned out and spotless. Charlie takes exceptional care of his home. He also looks after guests, with toast and donuts, and local tips. I wasn't really in much, as I had a conference, so didn't get to enjoy being there as much as I'd have liked. My only one fear was that I was a disturbance, arriving with jetlag from the UK and rising early (the other room is separated from the hall with a curtain). Hope I was quiet! Charlie left me some ballet reading for the flight as a surprise on my doorstep before I left. Really sweet and thoughtful.