TL;DR - We had a good stay at Charla's place. Great value, very kind host, neighborhood could be better.

THE HOST
Charla is extremely responsive via email/text and very kind to talk to. She was very accommodating for a late night arrival and was helpful with suggestions about local hot spots to visit. She also was very kind to offer "anything in the fridge" to us, and allowed me to ship products to her house since I forgot things at home.

CLEANLINESS
The place was pretty clean, given she had a dog. The bedroom and private bathroom were very clean. The kitchen was mostly clean.

BATHROOM
Clean, private bath. Good water pressure. Has a fan, light, and heater up top--very surprised to see the heater feature which was nice.

CONVENIENCE
Her place is 0.4 miles / 8 minute walk to the cable car station, which is good but I wouldn't love walking through this neighborhood after sundown.

SAFETY?
I can't say anything actually happened to us but the neighborhood is undergoing lots of improvement. Lots of vacant/damaged homes in the area, boarded up windows etc. I've lived in East San Jose CA, Long Beach CA, and Santa Ana CA if that helps with context.

NOISE
Charla has a dog which I've only actually seen through the fence. The first night we arrived Charla was gone, but her dog was in the backyard barking at passers by or other dogs from midnight for many hours. It was a bit tough to sleep, but the other nights her dog was at a friend's place so there was no noise.