Meet Hester
Creative, Trusting, Friendly
Ideal place for students, people in town for internships, travel nurses and short term stays three to six months. Quite place to study, close to amenities, public transportation, downtown and nature.
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I can answer questions but let my guests do their own thing.
Family Hobbies
Swimming, Cooking, Gardening, Camping, Hiking
Hosting guests since
2005
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Furnished private room in a 2 bedroom home. Share kitchen and bathroom. Costume Designer and a kitty named Opal.
My Pets
Cat
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Laundry
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Home is located in a quiet residential neighborhood, SE part of SF four blocks from Mission Street with many amenities including restaurants, produce markets, Safeway, drug store, library, dollar store, Goodwill, banks, bars, etc... Also close to Glen Canyon Park. Wonderful hiking trails and rec center.
Close to HWY 280 and 101 access yet 17 minutes to downtown by public transit. Near 24 hour bus lines 44, 14, 14R, 49, 29 and BART (Glen Park) 5 minutes away by bus or 14 minute walk. Easily accessible to CCSF, SFSU, and UCSF. Bus line 44 O’Shaughnessy 1/2 block from home! Goes to BART and De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
There is a house guide book in room upon arrival.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.