Ocean Beach Rm Classic 1906 Mission Victorian

Your Home away from Home- The Ocean Beach Room is a comfy & clean room in a restored classic 1906 SF Victorian. There is complimentary organic coffee, tea, Mexican hot chocolate. WiFi & a washer/dryer w/detergent. Lounge or work in the outdoor patio. GREAT Location in the hip & gritty Mission-1/2 block from Valencia & 24th street corridors; convenience Stores, some of SF best boutiques & restaurants. 2 Blcks from the 24th BART, other public trans & both Freeways. Short ride to Downtown.

Neighborhood overview: The Inner Mission District- "La Mision" is a great place to land in SF because of it's central location & close access to downtown.
It is the city's Latino district & has been the gateway for most new immigrants, initially Italian, Irish, then predominantly Latino since the 1960's , more recent arrivals are the artists, hipsters & even more recent, the techies.
The community is famous for its historic buildings, Mission burritos (the best in the US), grungy artistic scene, it's colorful murals & political organizing.
The neighborhood has a continued history of immigrant rights & before that the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960's. In spite of all the recent gentrification the community is still 48% Latino.
Though the Mission still retains it's gritty 'barrio' (hood) flavor the neighborhood has been undergoing a second wave of gentrification though I think there is still plenty of SF soul left to go around, maybe now you just have to know where to

Neighbourhood: Mission
Property type: Private room in rental unit
Room type: Private room
Accommodates: 2
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1 shared bath
Beds: 1
Price per night: $95.00
Amenities: Iron, Refrigerator, Shared patio or balcony, Fire extinguisher, Free washer – In building, Coffee maker, Smoke alarm, Vintage Westwood  stainless steel gas stove, Outdoor furniture, Outdoor dining area, Hot water, Oven, Hair dryer, Heating, Smoking allowed, Dedicated workspace, Fire pit, TV, Self check-in, Hangers, Lock on bedroom door, Microwave, Free dryer – In building, Carbon monoxide alarm, Cooking basics, Shared backyard – Fully fenced, Essentials, BBQ grill, Shampoo, Hammock, Dishes and silverware, Lockbox, Kitchen, Wifi

About the host: Hola! 
I love to travel, the last place I went was the Caribbean in Honduras (awesome) &  I have been day dreaming about my next destination-Colombia.  I also love to dance-all kinds but Samba is my religion!
For an authentically Mission experience there is a free Salsa lesson included in your stay- I can teach you in 15 mins -yes  it's that easy or well,  just enough to fake the rest...
I also love gardening, culture, fashion, camping, history and living in SF.
For 23 years, I owned one of the last Latin cultural stores in the community, it was a landmark legacy business which gave me a very intimate & spiritual connection to the Mission- hence why I  was  picked to film an Airbnb success story commercial you may have seen on u-tube called 
"Airbnb Nancy" - what a blast! 
 I love showing guests the best of SF life, here are some of the best things to do beyond the touristy sights: 
-Bike along the embarcadero, across the GG bridge & take the ferry back from Sausalito- epic! 
bring some Napa or Sonoma Chardonnay with you &  on the  way stop at a crab stand at Fisherman's Wharf to pick up a very affordable crab sandwich on sourdough for the Quintessential San Francisco meal- have a picnic at Aquatic Park or Chrissy Field. 
-Hike Lands End 
-People watch at Dolores Park - best sunset view is at 20th & Church-don’t miss the irreverent Hunky Jesus (look a like) contest on Easter Sunday 
-Catch some blues at The Saloon in North Beach Sunday night 
-Eat a burrito in the Mission, Best in the US & do a self guided mural walk thru Balmy Alley & around. 
-Eat Dim Sum in Chinatown 
at the Hang ah Tea House & stop by The Fortune Cookie Factory nearby, (invented by a Japanese man)
- Eat buffalo stew or burger at historical Tommy’s Joint & be transported back to the days of the Barbary Coast 
-ok The Cheese Cake Factory above Macy's Union Square can be a bit new money & a little touristy, but the food is actually pretty good & the view is AMAZING
-The museum on the 2nd story of the Boudin Bakery in Fishermans Wharf is a little gem & you can see how the bread is being made into turtles, dolphons, crabs & other adorable animals.  After that head to Musee Mecanique a few doors away for antique arcade machines, relics left from Playland that used to be at Ocean Beach.
-Play "I left my Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett & read some Herb Caen, who coined the term "Baghdad by the Bay" 
-Have some coffee at Caffe Trieste in North Beach, where  the 1st Capuccino in the West was served  & also where Francis Ford Coppola wrote The God Father.
- See the Zapatista Mural in Jack Kerouc Alley, painted by a dear friend &  behind iconic City Lights Bookstore .  Ask me about the mural story.
-Catch a baseball game at Oracle park !
SF songs & bands : 
City Lights by Journey
The Grateful Dead of course
Huey Lewis & the News 
Carlos Santana  & more !

You can also see the guide I made for Airbnb's  Mission Institutions:
https://www.airbnb.com/things-to-do/insider-guidebook/108?location=San%20Francisco%2C%20CA%2C%20United%20States&source=&currentTab=place_tab

...p.s. once you know Salsa you also know Cumbia, Merengue, Bachata...

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