This was my first AirBnB experience and it’s set the bar pretty high. The room was awesome, the location is right in the center of the Mission, and you couldn’t find more considerate (or friendly) hosts than Jessica and Sebouh.

The main feature to note about the room is that it’s very spacious. There is a huge bed (with an awesome mattress), a big comfy couch, a writing desk and a TV (connected to cable and HBO - which is excellent for Game of Thrones fans). The bay windows let alot of light during the day, and help to trap in the heat for the colder SF nights.

As mentioned earlier, the location is amazing. The house is between Valencia and Mission, and is less than a 5 minute walk to some great restaurants and stores (Dosa, Foreign Cinema, Ritual Coffee to name a few). Within a 2 minute walk there are some great late night pizza places and a wholefoods grocers.
On Thursdays the street closes for the Mission Community market. The house is also in a great spot for access to public transport (Muni, BART and tech shuttles stops are all twithin 2-3 blocks) and Valencia is pretty well lit at almost all hours, so the area feels safe to walk around at night.

Jessica and Sebouh are both two of the warmest and friendliest people you could meet. While they’re both very considerate about giving guests their space, they were extremely helpful in providing orientation advice (I was staying at Bartlett Gardens while apartment hunting in SF) and were always available for a chat and responsive to SMS. As someone moving into the area it felt like I was staying with friends.

Like others have mentioned, this is a cat friendly house, so possibly not great for those with severe allergies. Otherwise I couldn’t recommend this place highly enough!