We had an excellent experience with Rafe! First off, the place was clean and cute, the pictures were accurate, I love the location (I prefer to stay in Noe Valley when I'm in town), and check in/out was a breeze. The price definitely beats area hotels and we didn't get hit with any bogus charges, so you can make your own decisions on how budget friendly the listed price is for your wallet, but we found it to be a good value.

As I mentioned, check in/out was a breeze. This is simplified because the door unlocks with a keycode, so you don't need to exchange or hide a key late at night. You also don't need to carry an extra set of keys around to lose. Rafe was kind enough to let us extend checkout by an hour on fairly short notice, because we had breakfast plans and didn't want to be saddled with heavy luggage. Communication with Rafe was quick and friendly. Speaking of breakfast, I highly recommend "Toast" (the one on 24th St., even though Yelp currently prefers the one on Church), but it's got a wait on weekends.

Rafe had a nice message waiting for guests when we checked in and he was very easy to communicate with while we were there. I didn't seek out area recommendations during our stay, but I have no doubt that Rafe would be helpful if I did.

Most importantly, the place was clean and as advertised. I tend to need more of a launch-pad when in town rather than a place to hang out in, but there was a comfortable couch with a TV and some netflix if we had wanted it. Everything was tidy, noise insulation wasn't a problem, and it was a very comfortable place to sleep. My only "negatives" would be things that we knew going in; for example there isn't a stovetop for cooking or a washing machine/dryer which I might want for a longer trip. But, again, these aren't really negatives because we knew they weren't offered going in.

In short, I would highly recommend this listing. Everything exceeded my expectations with regard to how it is advertised and I would definitely book with Rafe again in the future.