It was a wonderful 6 weeks stay at Mark's Penthouse. Mark was very generous with his time, and a GREAT chef- the food was simply incredible. The place was very very clean, warm to beat - the SF fog chill, the view of the Hills from the dining was incredible. One could see the fog rolling in, and below on the streets - bustling great restaurant such as Mission Chinese ( yes the one Anthony Bourdain raves about ), Taqueria Cancun ( best veg.burrito and well "zagated")
It was also a great location - 11min BART ride to my work. I took the petite room - it was very zen but lots of closet space and loads of towels etc.... There is also a roof-top BBQ and Garden - and gives a commanding view of the city - while Fish on the grill and red wine ( for me anyway) Each weekend - I just wondered around the area - Valencia, Folsom etc.... saw new thing each time. There is also a great heated pool - Mission Pool with a 5 minutes walk; Kadampa Mediation center with 5 minutes on 17th?/Mission. Coming back to Mark's place - there is a nice Bose Stereo with Pandora - loved listening to great Jazz music - S Vaughn, E. Fitzgerald, E. James - awesome and a throw-back Greenwich Village moment - like at the Vanguard. I had a great time there at Mark's place - truly glad I stayed there over Downtown hotels ( which was fully paid for ), but the wonderful experience and time at Mark's - is something money cannot buy - I recommend highly and you will be fortunate to stay there, I was, Mark was/is very picky about his guest. I suppose I was the lucky ones