We had a great, relaxing weekend in this beautiful apt in SF. It was our first experience with Airbnb and it was positive all the way around. Making the arrangements with Ben was quick and easy. The apt is an upper flat of a Victorian in Cole Valley - quiet, private, spacious, nicely decorated, and well-maintained with a full kitchen. Lovely views from the bedroom and living room towards Golden Gate Park and the Ocean including beautiful sunsets. There is a wonderful old-fashioned claw foot bathtub - I enjoyed soaking and my husband and son tell me the showers were very satisfying as well. The bed and pull out sofa were both quite comfortable. (our 23 year old son slept on the sofa bed and said it was more comfortable than his regular bed.) Parking can be tight esp at night and on weekends, but we were able to find free parking on the street a block away and didn't use the car the rest of the trip as everything is either within walking distance or easily accessible by public transit. Cole Ave, with it's restaurants and shops, is a 5 minute walk: we went there for brunch at Zazie's and indulged in a late afternoon snack of milkshakes from the The Ice Cream Bar. Our 2nd day we had lunch at Cha,Cha,Cha's - a very popular Cuban Tapa restaurant on Haight St, also just a short walk away. The N-Judah street car whisked us down to the theater district downtown for a play. Birding and walking through Golden Gate Park rounded out the weekend for us - the Aids Memorial Garden is meditative and inspiring and the SF Botanical Garden is always a treat. Although we couldn't fit them in this trip, Golden Gate Park also has 2 of SF's best museums - The DeYoung Art Museum and the California Academy of Sciences. I almost hesitate to let others know what a great place this is as we are already making plans to stay at Ben's apt again and don't want to encourage too many others to compete with us!