The location was better than I expected. It's in a lovely residential neighborhood almost next to the Golden Gate Park strip called Panhandle. Communication with Josh was easy and pleasant. Room #1 has 2 large windows facing the neighborhood gardens which I enjoyed looking out at. Those windows could be left open as it was the quiet side away from the street. Although the annual biggest party of the town, SF Bay Breakers, took place close by, and therefore lots of people strolling around the neighborhood, the noise level was still very comfortable in that room. We arrived 3pm on a Friday and had no problem finding parking within a block and in front of the house was unlimited parking, except for Street Cleaning time slot. Josh also provides good parking suggestions. I felt very safe in the neighborhood, even walking at night by myself. We attended a USF graduation and could walk to the cathedral in 10 minutes or less. We also used the pleasant N Line several times; it's a 15 minute slow walk and gets you to downtown Market & Westfield Mall quickly for $2. Other bus lines are only 1 1/2 blocks away. Every bedroom, including the front door, has a key lock which makes it easy. I enjoyed having the mini chats with Josh and our room neighbor. We never made it to Josh's highly recommended restaurant as the wait time was 1 1/2 hrs. both times, obviously a great place to eat. We LOVED the free water bottles Josh provided at the entrance door and he had a bowl of apples there. Several times I walked 5 minutes over to the amazing food market before 8 AM and enjoyed a casual breakfast there outside on Haight Street. We enjoyed ourselves. Thanks Josh for opening up your home.