Location, location, location. Jan's place is located in the middle of Castro and Mission, a block away from Dolores park and super close to a bunch of restaurants and bars. Also, THE MOST ADORABLE cat lives there. He keeps to himself mostly, so no need to worry if you are not a "cat person" (but you will be after meeting him). The pictures are accurate and Jan is a great host. There are stairs going up to her apartment on the second floor (this will be the case in most places in SF), but it wasn't a problem for me since I only had a small suitcase.