Having read the numerous comments several times prior to booking, we can definitely say we got all we expected and more! A quick way to put it would be this location is close enough to enjoy and see all that San Francisco has to offer, yet far enough to have absolute tranquility! Through the years, we have stayed at several locations in large CA cities, including San Francisco. NONE even came close to offering the quietness and calmness after a day filled with activities.
We (two couples) stayed at the location for eight nights. Both rooms are spacious, comfortable and equally proportioned, which is great when two couples are travelling together. It's not like one couple gets the great room, while the others get "the room that was left". Kitchen is fully equipped, which enabled us to cook most of our meals, which was the intention to begin with. There is a Safeway store conveniently located just a few minutes by car (same thing with a Walgreen pharmacy). Now if you don't intend on cooking, there are not many places to eat in the immediate vicinity. For us, this was certainly not an issue.
As there were four of us with enough luggage for eight days, we had gotten a larger vehicle. As we could park in front of the garage doorway, parking on the street was easy. Otherwise, there is not that much street parking for a larger vehicle. But once again, we had no issues whatsoever.
Like many, we were there to see all that SF has to offer. Even though the Muni bus stops in front of this location, we chose to drive. On average, it would take us 15 to 25 minutes to drive to where we wanted to go. It would be the same thing on the way back. Now the one thing we did notice every time we'd return, is that no matter the traffic on the road, as you got closer to the location, the traffic would completely disappear, as you drove towards permanent tranquility. I'll take a 20-minute car ride anytime, if it means I don't get to deal with the noise and effervescence of tourist traps and activities, at the end of the day and through the night!
Now for those romantic couples, you can watch breath-taking sunsets just by going out the door. If you take a 3-minute walk downhill (yeah, it's uphill on the way back), it's even better!
Even though we did not get to meet the host and hostess, the communication was easy and open.
Would we return? ABSOLUTELY!!! The only thing missing to make this place absolutely perfect is an In-N-Out burger place two or three blocks away (not any closer, to preserve the tranquility. LOL!), and for other fellow Canadian travelers, a Tim Horton's coffee shop!