We stayed for two weeks in this townhouse while our house was being worked on. The unit was clean and well-maintained and we had most things at-hand to live comfortably as a family of four. The smart TV was a welcome touch and internet speeds were decently fast; Zoom meetings held up fine. The location cannot be beat: blocks away from Chestnut and Union St corridors with restaurants and cafes, which were mostly open for outdoor dining right now. Easy walk to the Marina Green and Fort Mason. Furnishings were modern and relatively new. The garage space is tight, as described, but we did not have an issue with our compact SUV after a few practice runs.
The main downside of our stay was noise. Having lived in SF my whole life, I knew the Marina/Cow Hollow is not a sleepy San Francisco neighborhood and was not expecting complete quiet; and we did experience the expected city noise of fire engines (there's a station a block away) and loud drunks on the weekends. (Ear plugs are provided in the nightstand drawer). I was not even upset that Lombard St was being re-paved and so there were blocked lanes and jackhammers during the day; I figured this was just exceptionally bad timing on our part.
I was upset, however, that there was roof deck work being done the entire time of our stay, often extending past 5p and we were not notified about this. Also, the unit is the middle unit of a row of 4 townhouses, and so the layout of the unit is a mirror image of the one next to it. Unfortunately, this means that the bedrooms share a wall with the adjacent unit and we heard all activity (yes, all).
At first, we thought it was funny and could hardly fault people for engaging in intimate activity in the privacy of their home, and the duration was usually short (LOL). However, over the course of two weeks, we plain just got tired of it. Our main objections were that it was frequent (near daily), often occurred after hours, and the middling construction and sound-proofing of the units meant that during exuberant sessions, our unit's walls also shook.
It's unfortunate because, otherwise, we loved the location and felt comfortable and cozy in the home. But, between all the sirens, sawing, jackhammering of both varieties, and moaning, we were ready to leave as soon as we could.