Ben was an excellent host from our first email exchange to the day we checked-out! His apartment is modern, clean, quiet and very comfortable. From there, our family of 4 was able to explore the immediate area on foot (make sure you try some of the restaurants/stores in Cole Valley!) including the wonderful Golden Gate Park and hippie Haight/Ashbury as well as downtown San Francisco (Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, etc) which was a short 15 minute ride via the N-Judah transit line (a 2 minute walk from the apartment to get to the Carl/Cole stop). I would recommend this apartment to anyone without hesitation! It is way better that any hotel room!!