My wife, 10 month old son and I were making the drive from LA to SF along the PCH and needed a place to spend a few nights in SF. Even before arriving to Devanshu's place, he gave us great directions and suggestions on places to visit before arriving. Devanshu was a phenomenal host. When we arrived to the place, there were snacks and drinks (wine, beer, soda, and water) waiting for us. The place was so cute, it was really modernly decorated. They thought of everything that you may need! They had contact solution, tooth brushes, face scrub, etc! They even thought to have extra chargers for your laptop and cellphones in the apartment. Our trip into the city was very easy, Devanshu provided 2 Clipper cards loaded with $5.00 each for easy travel into downtown SF (the fare is $2.25 each way). The trip into downtown SF was easy taking the MUNI. The walk to the train was a short 3-4 blocks and the ride in only took 45 minutes.

Now the bad: we felt the safety of the neighborhood was slightly questionable. The Bayview area may be up-and-coming but it certainly did not feel family friendly as we walked back from the train at 9pm on a Thursday night. By the time our stop had reached, most had already exited the train and the only people left appeared to be shady appearing homeless individuals. Most of the doors and windows in the neighborhood had bars on the windows. In fact, Devanshu instructed us to remove the clothing that was the back seat of our car into the trunk for fear that it may be broken into. Doing a quick search online after the fact, it may not be one of the worst neighborhoods (Hunter's Point, Tenderloin, Visitacion Valley -- although those aren't far either), but its certainly not the nicest either.

Although the apartment was phenomenal, I would probably not stay there again with my wife and infant. Devanshu's place was probably not best suited for a family not well acquainted with the dynamic of SF's neighborhoods and may be better suited for a couple of college guys exploring the area.