Cynthia and Steve we very helpful and gracious in accommodating our stay. As a family of three from the east coast we wanted to take advantage of public transit and Uber as a primary means of transportation and it did not fail. The bus routes were a bit tricky but the drivers were as helpful as could be (Get Clipper cards at Walgreens which is about 250 feet from the house). If you are staying in the city (individual or family/business or pleasure) and don't plan on leaving the SF area you can't go wrong here! All the SF sites are accessible from this location. The CalTrain was also effective and we rode that to Palo-Alto to visit Stanford University ($7+). A short Uber from the station to the campus.
The area is safe with plenty of dining opportunities, clothing shops/boutiques as well as at least 2 Grocery stores within easy walking distance. The kitchen is more than sufficient if "eating in" and cooking or if clean/specific dieting is your preference. If you plan on visiting Sonoma or Napa, rent a car as this is most cost effective. We did not have an issue parking at night during non monitored parking control hours.
Alcatraz Traveler Tip! (This you won't find on other message boards) If you didn't secure tickets 6+ weeks in advance then do this: Rather than taking your entire party to the Pier (all attendees required - in person) and waiting in line at 5am (by 7am the line is 100 deep!), pull up the web site on your phone. Keep hitting "Refresh" every 5 - 10 min or so. We did this around 9 or 9:30am and twice, 4 tickets became available. Have your CC handy and DONT BACK OUT if they become available. I made that mistake once. By 10 am I scored 3 tickets (didn't see more than 4 available either time) and we were on the island by 2pm or so, the sameday. Make sure you do the audio tour included in the price of admission.
Bottom line is you can't go wrong staying at Cindy and Steve's. We would not hesitate to return. Ennoy!