This small apartment is in itself, a decent place, however there are several failings. It's advertised to be in the up and coming SOMA (South of Market) area. While this is technically correct, there is nothing up and coming about the immediate few streets surrounding 221 Clara Street, which boasts a large number of homeless people and many boarded up properties and run down businesses. It is within walking distance to Market Street itself and some of the busy downtown, but if you're looking for that special SFO ambience, you will need to look again. The property also has a staircase which leads to the door of a separate, upstairs flat. The upstairs folk played loud music while we we there and the walls are paper thin, so I had to push a note under their door to ask them to stop so I could get our kids to sleep...which they eventually did. The following night however I could, without wishing too, hear every word of their conversation which kept me awake for a while. The cooking facilities are relatively non - existent - there a fridge, toaster and two cooking rings, but nowhere to prepare food as such so it wont suit visitors planning on saving money by eating at the property.
Karina was attentive and easy to deal with and there is a parking garage together with the property for an extra $25 fee which if visiting by car is a must. However, overall, I feel the property was expensive given the problems I have described. I personally would have rather paid more for bigger and better and I now know better for the next rental in SFO. And while it sleeps 5 relatively comfortably (1 double, one single and an inflatable air bed that sleeps 2 theoretically) I think the property is best suited to groups of younger people who could handle the noise disruption and the edginess of the area,. Families with young children might not feel 100% safe, as mine did not.
So, nice well kept studio for small number of hip young people, but I advise others attracted by the cost and the knowledge that SFO is an expensive city, to think again.