Earl's place is nice, with a well furnished kitchen and a really good location - close to the Golden Gate park (where you can walk for hours and watch birds nesting around the pond, or visiting the botanical garden - which is free every 2nd Tuesday of a month), also a short way by bus (with a convenient way to buy tickets using the Muni app) to Golden Gate bridge and Presidio park. There's a bike rental nearby, and also lots of restaurants a couple of blocks away.