Great Apartment - Clean, Well Furnished

Guest: Tim J (North Carolina)
Date of Stay: 10/08/11 Review Submitted: 10/20/11

Definitely recommend this apartment and location

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Great SF Stay

Guest: Tim J (North Carolina)
Date of Stay: 10/08/11 Review Submitted: 10/20/11

We loved our stay in SF. The weather was perfect! We loved the neighborhood. The farmer's market on Wednesday was great with music and lots of produce. We didn't end up using our car, because metro was right there and definitely got us to Union Square and other areas faster. The first day we used our car, but ended up spending $50 in parking! The apartment was very clean and well decorated. The kitchen was very large and nicer than we expected. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends and would stay here again.

Owner response:Tim, Thank you for staying in our flat. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay and you had perfect weather. I wish I could arrange that for everyone! We also love the farmer's market. I probably should include it in our ad. I hope you will stay with us again, as we appreciate how well you took care of our home. Laurie

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+.

Attractive But Garbage Smell Makes it Unpleasnt

Guest: Schreeb (philadelphia)
Date of Stay: 09/30/11 Review Submitted: 10/04/11

The apartment looks very nice and is very livable. It has parking, which is a benefit in San Francisco where street parking has 2-hour time limits. It also is in a great neighborhood. Those are positives, but the negative is a major one and was very troublesome. The garage below the apartment is where the garbage for a neighborhood restaurant is put. It piles up. As a result, the garage stinks and the smell permeates into the apartment. Not a pleasant experience! We had to burn incense and candles and still couldn't mask the smell. As soon as the trash was picked up, the smell went away. Be forewarned!

Owner response:While this has not been an issue in the past, we are very concerned about this complaint. The day that you notified me of the issue, we increased garbage pickup to 7 days a week. This seemed to resolve the problem immediately and should never be a problem again.

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Exceeded Expectations

Guest: Anonymous
Date of Stay: 08/24/11 Review Submitted: 09/05/11

I would highly recommend the flat to single travelers or couples visiting San Francisco. I stayed there for 10 days while helping my daughter relocate in San Francisco. The underground garage was of great benefit to me because I could come and go as needed for the avalanche of moving-related chores. But a car is not needed or even recommended for most travelers - there was plenty of public transportation nearby. The flat interior was beautiful, well-maintained, and so much more spacious and comfortable than a comparably priced hotel room. The washer/dryer came in handy, too, given my 10-day stay. VRBO photos cannot capture the charm of the tree-lined Victorian street and surrounding neighborhood. I felt more like a local than a tourist there. Morning newspaper, coffee or breakfast were just steps from the flat. And a farmer's market popped up on the block mid-week. I tried some of the owner-recommended restaurants nearby and loved Squat & and Gobble for breakfast and Sushi Zone for dinner. Unfortunately, L'ardoise, the French restaurant next door, was closed for vacation, so I didn't have a chance to experience it - next time!

Owner response:Mary Ann, I am very glad that you enjoyed your stay in our flat. I hope you will stay with us again when you come visit your daughter. We appreciate how nicely you left our home at departure. Laurie

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, age 55+.

Lovely Flat near Castro/Market/Duboce area

Guest: Rhonda S.
Date of Stay: 08/17/11 Review Submitted: 09/01/11

My husband and I stayed in this wonderful flat for a week and although we spent much of our time away, we loved every minute that we spent there! The flat is beautifully appointed - in fact, we thought that it looked as though it had been staged. It is clean and very well-maintained. The kitchen has beautiful granite counter tops and dark cherry wood cabinets. There are wooden floors throughout the flat. The kitchen is totally stocked with everything that you could ever need. There are even different spices for cooking. The bathroom shower is new and beautiful. There are two large flat screen TV's - one in the bedroom and one in the living room. The area is great for transportation. Walk two blocks and you're able to go anywhere in the city. No car is necessary, however, if you choose to bring one, there is an available parking spot in a garage in the same building. Oh, and, there is a little French restaurant, also in the same building, that unfortunately was closed the week that we were there. We certainly hope to stay here again!! Laurie was terrific about e-mailing me right back with any questions that I had. REALLY LOVED IT!

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, age 55+.

Terrific Flat

Guest: Traveler (California)
Date of Stay: 05/27/11 Review Submitted: 06/04/11

ABSOLUTELY A FABULOUS FLAT. Private entrance way and your own parking spot. Lots of granite,wonderful cherry cabinets, and great television sets and wireless. This location is simply the best in San Francisco. It took me 5 minutes to walk to the "underground" metro system. Numerous restaurants within minutes. The neighborhood does a wonderful job of lining the streets with flowers, etc. A great park is just down the street. I was told that this flat is in a highly rated small historic building. It is gorgeous. What a treat. Thank you Laurie

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers.

Charming Flat in Castro/Noe area

Guest: SCH (Kansas City)
Date of Stay: 11/26/10 Review Submitted: 12/16/10

Adorable one bedroom flat for extended stays in a delightful neighborhood. Very accessable to transportation. Corner markets, coffee shop and wonderful restaurants within walking distance. There is a wonderful French restaurant on the corner next to the apartment. Has lots of amenities. Unfortunately, this apartment is not for you if you have to be homebound for any length of time. As charming as this place is, we were in SF for about 10 days for my husband's surgery at UCSF - Parnassus. We were looking for a quiet place for him to recover post surgery. We found the noise from the restaurant which was only open from 5 (staff arrived around 2pm to start preparing for service and ended about 1 hr after closing) - 11:30pm during the week and 5-12:30pm on Friday and Saturday a bit stressful between the sound of the music, people talking, the restaurant crew taking trash and recycle to the garage under our apartment and end of night clean up late a night. The bed in the apartment sits against the back of the restaurant. Also, since the restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday, their trash sits in the garage until trash day mid week. This can create some unsavory smells in the apartment. The landlord and restaurant was very accommodating when we brought this to her attention and are making efforts to address some of the issues mentioned. Of course, this wouldn't have been an issue if we were there to enjoy the city or visit family because we would have be out and about like most people visiting SF and wouldn't have been so sensitive to the local sounds of the neighborhood.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, girls getaway, age 55+.

Ideal SF Getaway

Guest: stan45sf (Portland, Oregon)
Date of Stay: 04/02/10 Review Submitted: 05/11/10

This is the ideal vacation rental in the City. This one bedroom apartment comes completely equipped with everything one would need for a full month's stay. There is off street parking on site, but one really does not need a automobile in San Francisco. The farmer's Market is open Thursdays and is only a two blocks walk. The apartment is close to all major necessities and transit. There is an excellent French restaurant located around the corner in the same building. We highly recommend this rental.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Carnival in Castro

Guest: Paul and Elsa (Canberra Australia)
Date of Stay: 06/14/08 Review Submitted: 07/01/08

We two old timers thoroughly enjoyed our 8 days in this cosy unit with great amenities. The unit itself is spacious enough, clean and well maintained, in a quite quiet street next to Castro. There is a cosy back garden that is very relaxing. The location is terrific for catching public transport too all parts of San Francisco, and we used a weekly pass to full advantage. It is close to a good range of restaurants and bars, and particularly to the IGA supermarket at the end of the street. We loved the subway, and the F line that went the whole way from Castro too Pier 39 and all points on Market and the Embarcadero in between. The owner was most obliging and ensured our stay was comfortable. Wireless internet access was good, as was the range of TV available. The unit is well appointed and there is plenty of cutlery, glasses, crockery and cooking utensils - more than adequate, and much better than many similar units. Access by coded locks rather than keys is a plus.

Recommended for:Tourists without a car, pet owners, age 55+.