Two friends and I stayed at this residence for one month. Overall, we were dissatisfied with our stay. This review is not meant to dissuade anyone from renting this listing. I am trying to be as objective as possible in my review to give future guests a better idea of what they are booking. It is possible that the host will be able to fix the majority of the issues I've listed prior to your stay.
Cons:
1) The listing was inaccurate. It was described as a three-bedroom apartment, but it is really a two-bedroom apartment. The "third bedroom" has a bookshelf enclosing it on one end and a curtain on the other, so it is not entirely private. We discovered this from another person's review before we began the rental. We messaged the host and asked to see pictures of the "third bedroom," but the host said they could not provide any pictures beyond what was already posted in the listing. It became apparent that she was trying to hide how the room actually looked.
2) The unit was very dirty when we arrived (e.g. dust on counters, floors, and appliances; dirty bathrooms; clogged shower and sink drains; brown water coming from sink faucet; filthy/ yellow pillows; stains on the couch; broken lights; women's hair found in bed and all over bathroom; mold in Brita filter; mold on items in the dishwasher). After two days the host sent the cleaner back and she was able to resolve most issues, but we continued to find dirt, dog hair, and women's hair in other areas of the house.
3) We were without a working microwave for about a week. Eventually, they had a new one delivered, but this was after repeatedly following up and having Airbnb intervene on our behalf.
4) The front gate broke after about 2 weeks and was never fixed. As a result, a homeless person gained entry onto the premises and knocked on our front door late at night. We were able to handle the situation, but this may be a more significant concern for others.
5) The house is very old, has thin walls, and the general upkeep has not been maintained.
6) The host was very delayed to respond and completely failed to respond at times. On average, it would take her 12 to 24 hours to respond to my messages. This was incredibly frustrating.
Pros:
1) prime location in the marina close to golden gate bridge, nice parks, excellent restaurants, grocery stores, and fun nightlife.
2) quality cooking utensils, plates, cutlery, etc.
3) the house is very large and spacious.
4) free parking garage included
5) excellent water pressure in both showers
6) we were partially refunded 15% of our booking price due to all the issues we faced