Our stay with Issac and Doug was an absolutely excellent experience. This is a great location, close to Golden Gate Park, the Zoo, and the great ethnic dining both north and south of Golden Gate Park.
A point that I want to focus on is that their rooms are new construction, a couple of years old at most. This wasn’t a remodel–this was new construction of a major addition to an existing home. That means there are lots of electrical outlets, the bathroom fixtures are all new, and the shower in the room we stayed in was to die for. When the addition was done, they chose to go down rather than up, so about two thirds of the rooms are at or below grade level (the level of the patio in the back yard). This is no problem whatsoever in that they built a nice wide entrance area, again below grade, that results in very good light levels in the rooms. A great advantage of the below grade construction is that we heard no street noise. In addition, the ceiling are higher than usual, which gives a great impression of space. There is modern lighting in the ceiling, and the walk-in closet is double the size of what I would have expected!
Our interaction was with Doug, and I can’t say enough good things about him as a host! I loved the place and enjoyed talking with Doug, so I’d made a remark about a small item that might or might not be an improvement. Usually I wasn’t looking for action, I was just offering a comment that might or might not have utility. But Doug’s usual response was Bang!, and it was done.
There was always ample parking, which matters for us because we usually have a car. When we returned after dark, the automatic lights on the private entrance were appreciated. This is a place that I will return to often if there is space.