Kathryn has a nice place in a safe neighborhood, few minutes walk to the BART station, which makes it easy and affordable to get to the down town. The place is clean and the bathroom is newly renovated. It was possible for us to find a free parking spot overnight along the street in close proximity of her place without too much trouble! The ventilation/heating system can be very loud. It is shared with the apartment above, so even though when it is turned off, it comes on occasionally and wake you up during the night.