What an ideal situation! Dave is an awesome guy - he made us feel more than welcome, was available when/if we needed him, but respected our privacy as well. He is so nice! The apartment is great - not only is it larger than it appears in the pictures, it is so tastefully decorated and so thoroughly equipped - this is a real home away from home. The kitchen is small but amazing...it has just about everything you need in terms of utensils, pots/pans, appliances, and spices. Safeway is a 3 minute walk away, and the more upscale Arguello Market a 5 minute walk. The location is terrific - 20 minute walk to the DeYoung Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, Academy of Sciences, Children's Playground, and all the other trails and gardens and lakes of Golden Gate Park. The street itself is residential and quiet, but you have your choice of cuisine all, quite literally, within a block or two - Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Russian, Italian, burgers...and that's just a two-block stretch of Balboa. Geary and Clement hold much, much more. Parking can be tricky, but the bus system is great - the 5, 21, 31, and 44 all stop within a block or two of the apartment, and the 1, 2, and 38 within 5 or 6 blocks - we didn't bother with a car. With hosts this amazing, an apartment this charming and delightful, this will always be my first choice in SF.