This room is, as promised, in the heart of North Beach. So the location is excellent. But this is NOT someone's apartment that they are sharing. Like many other reviewers, I seriously doubt there is an Irina. This is a business. Someone had a low-end, second story flat and realized they could make money off it. It's not particularly clean, private, updated, or nice. It's all fine enough, but nothing great. Gary, the person who apparently manages the place is a nice guy doing his best but he doesn't keep track of your interactions online. Someone else is doing that from ??? It's all a little unclear.