The place was nice, clean and well organized when we came. It has a huge fridge and wide kitchen space. Also there’s enough space for all your things. And it’s close to all the tourist spots in sfo, so when one group gets tired they can easily go home. We managed to see the golden gate during sunset and sunrise which was pretty amazing.
We had a lot of stuff to unload (since it’s not safe to leave them in the car) for our sfo-lake tahoe-sequoia-yosemite trip. It would probably be a nice place for a much smaller group and just for sfo trip..
I didn’t know ahead of time about the trash rules though, 2 bags (13gallons each) are only allowed for our 4D3N stay at the place. We are a family for 12 (that w/4 kids) and it’s not allowed to throw trash in the trash bins outside the house and it’s monitored by security camera. Although Ray was so kind enough to compromise with us but we had rather bring our trash than get charged 30$ for each excess bag.
There is no washer and dryer though it was stated in the listing. We were informed a day before our trip about the broken nozzle. The bathroom in the master suite doesn’t have a door, so if you use it for shower you have to lock the whole room.
It’s really a quiet community so if you’re traveling with kids, it’s hard to keep them quiet. Plus there would/might be another group renting the 1st floor.
Parking is really bad, not an issue with the place though but just a fyi and you only get 1 parking slot if you’re planning on carpooling. The host is strict with the parking even just to unload stuff which is monitored through security camera.
Ray is accommodating and responds to all the my queries specially before our trip when I would ask for recos and update with the pandemic.
Good: it’s close to the tourist spots
Bad: parking