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The beautiful Balmy Alley House

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Living area
Interior
Exterior
Street view of front of home.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Balcony
    A rare find - enjoy views from the balcony.
  • Walkable and wonderful
    Guests love the walkable location for its easy access on foot.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Mission Dolores Park
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Balcony
  • Internet access
  • Balcony or patio

Explore the area

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SF, CA
  • Place, Balmy Alley
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Southern Exposure
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Mission Dolores Park
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1 master

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3 ground floor.

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Bidet · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

The beautiful Balmy Alley House

Beautiful single family home on quiet alley, famous for it murals. Newer, eclectic artsy three story home with lots of amenities. Rear courtyard and private deck. You will have the entire home. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, kitchen and one car garage parking.
Subway system is 3 blocks away. Close to transportation and subway is only three blocks away.
Walking distance from shops , restaurants and parks and other points of interest. There is a strict “no parties” guest policy. This is my personal home where I reside so please be mindful and treat it as such. There are three outdoor cameras that monitor entrance points, one on the doorbell, another in garage and another in the outside courtyard.

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 30
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 13–17
If requested occasionally make an exception
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed, service animals permitted
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Cannabis OK. Smoking in the back yard (tabacco).

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights
Turn of heater
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Absolutely no smoking ciggaretes in the house. At checkout guest is responsible to shutoff all heating, stoves and lights.
Absolutely prohibit parties. Booking will be canceled if this rule is broken.
No more than 3 visitors allowed. If more than 3, you would need to request approval.

Important information

You need to know

Property registration number STR-0003018
Property # 1570576vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

San Francisco

Mission District, a neighbourhood in San Francisco, is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Golden Gate Park and San Francisco Bay, while Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and California Academy of Sciences are popular area attractions. Consider SF Masonic Auditorium for a night out, and don't miss San Francisco Zoo, a top local attraction.
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What's nearby

  • Balmy Alley - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Eleanor Harwood Gallery - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • San Francisco Public Library - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Southern Exposure - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Mission Dolores Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • San Francisco Station - 5 min drive
  • 24th Street Mission Station - 7 min walk
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Taqueria El Farolito - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪El Gallo Giro - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Haus Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Taqueria Vallarta - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sidewalk Juice - ‬3 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The beautiful Balmy Alley House pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at The beautiful Balmy Alley House?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The beautiful Balmy Alley House?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The beautiful Balmy Alley House?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The beautiful Balmy Alley House located?

Located in Mission District, this holiday home is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Mission Dolores Park and within 3 miles (5 km) of Chase Center and Moscone Convention Center. Oracle Park is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away. 24th Street Mission Station is 7 minutes by foot and Church St & Clipper St Stop is 18 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful property, in Mission District. The garage/parking is a real plus for this area. Communication with host prompt and very helpful
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erin M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location, close to BART, and very comfortable. Would sta again!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dana S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent house. Very clean, large, comfortable and in walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, stores. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Clean, comfortable, and spacious house in a super charming alley. Walking distance to fantastic food and (mostly) convenient transit. Two of the bedrooms effectively have private bathrooms.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 February 2025
Jeffrey and his partner were excellent guest and left the place impeccable. They are welcome anytime.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pamela C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We were satisfied with the cleanliness, our host is awesome, great shopping options, and excellent kitchen set up.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

NRR

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Alley House is not just a great place to stay, it is an EXPERIENCE. The Alley itself is a tourist spot for its murals… the house is beautiful, totally unique and supplies all you need to R&R, cook and explore. I hope you joy it as much as we did.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

great location

Murals are fantastic and so is the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 May 2023
Thank you for the great review of my home! Best!!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An amazing stay

Everything we needed for our week in SF. We truly felt like home.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 29 November 2023
thank you Elizabeth for your stay and leaving the place so tidy. come back anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kandise A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Well appointed home in authentic neighborhood

Enjoyed how authentic the neighborhood was. Enjoyed listening to collection of music and browsing books with our adult kids. Great location, restaurants, close to BART. Super comfortable and spacious. Love it and highly recommend.
Music collection
Great mural
Great reminder to be grateful
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay among the murals in The Mission

A great house for a family gathering. Spacious and well stocked. Location couldn’t be better and John is a super responsive host.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 July 2023
Thank you John! John and his party are great guests. Super respectful. Would invite them back anytime !
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome in SF

We can't say enough good about the beautiful Balmy House. Excellent location - a wonderful, "classic" SF neighborhood with shops, restaurants and a lively street life - but super quiet on Balmy Alley. The house is charming, beautiful, comfortable and incredibly well equipped with everything you could possibly need for a memorable stay. We recommend highly!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Simply Fabulous!

First time in San Francisco and our trip was definitely enhanced by this rental property! Gorgeous, spacious, clean and our host was amazing! Highly recommended :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 January 2024
Thank you Julie!!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Leah B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house in a beautiful neighborhood

The property was amazing for me and my friends the house is so nice you won’t even want to leave. Me and my friends had a fantastic time and I would highly recommend this place to anyone. With public transit close by you can go anywhere in the city. Lots of cafes and stores near by for all your needs. Would absolutely book again. I would give this place 100 stars if I could.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 10 March 2025
Thank you For the great review Leah!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacey B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great House and Location

We spent a long weekend at the beautiful Balmy Alley House. The pictures accurately represent the accommodations; although house was roomier than it appears in the pictures. The space was perfect for 3 couples, but would also work for families. Check-in and out was smooth. Location was wonderful with easy access to public transportation and excellent restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 October 2024
Thank you for the great review Stacey. You and your group were excellent guests and always welcome back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karlene R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Stay

The photos do not do this home justice. Truly exceptional home. Secluded and quiet on a cool artsy street. Tastefully decorated, spacious and comfortable. Every possible amenity one could ask for. We truly enjoyed our stay and would 100% return in the future if available.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 December 2023
thank you so much for your wonderful review. love to have you back anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous house inside and out!

The Balmy Alley House is a true treasure — gorgeous artwork (both inside and out of the house), super clean and comfortable, incredibly quiet at night, and very welcoming. Even the LP collection is first-rate (and I collect records!). This space typifies a San Francisco experience that makes the city so unique, and John is an incredible host.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 February 2023
Thank you Scott for the great review! And thank you for taking good care of the place. You are always welcome back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

eddimarie@comcast.net a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Balmy House

I love everything about this beautiful house!!! Jon is a wonderful host! The house is full of peaceful energy, which I love. I grew up in San Francisco, and it brought back so many precious memories. Thank you. I'll be back next year!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 30 May 2023
Thank you Eddie! You are welcome back anytime. See you next year!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ronald B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly Recommend The Balmy House

The three bedroom, three story Balmy house was a perfect layout for our party, one married couple and two singles. John, the owner, answered our call immediately when we had a question. The house is fully furnished including an eclectic album collection. The beds were comfortable, the showers hot, the kitchen equipped with everything we needed. Despite being In the heart of the Mission,the location of the house is very quiet. We enjoyed the Jewish deli and a taco shop both in close proximity. The murals of Balmy Alley were an interesting look at local culture. We enjoyed our stay and would stay again. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 August 2023
thank you Ron for taking such good care of my home! please come and stay again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tamara H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Since selling our family home, our family rents relatively often. This was one of the most pleasant of our experiences. The house is just as you see in the photos. It has a really nice warm and spiritually inviting vibe and when looking out the window, you're surrounded by wonderfully creative and vibrant street art. We stumbled into this great rental and its fabulous location by chance and absolutely loved it. Our host, John, was terrific! Very easy going, flexible and responsive to any question. The house, which John built himself, is perfectly set up by the separation of social areas (kitchen & living) from the bedrooms. He's thought of every detail, ie, comfy mattresses, plush pillows, large towels and rainfall shower heads with good solid water pressure. The neighborhood has some fun eateries and taking in the Mission District Street Art and accompanying Latin vibe made our trip for a family wedding, an unexpected extra delight. Thank you John for your warm hospitality. If you're able to rent this home, count your blessings!
My grandson enjoying some Mission District Street Art.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 2 October 2025
Thank you Tamara for that great review! You and your family are always welcome in my home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Faith M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location and vibes!

This was the best VRBO we’ve ever stayed in. Listing is super accurate, location perfect and John was amazing to work with. Ran into a few issues with VRBO and John was so patient. The layout of the home was perfect for our teenager to have his own space downstairs. Comfortable bedding, beautiful artwork…truly beautiful energy in the home. Record collection was superb along with the swinging chair in the living room, so fun for everyone. Enchanting patio/garden. Quick walk to anything you could need or want. Deep bath was so cool! Well stocked house, didn’t need to buy a thing. We did the Painted Ladies VW tour and it fit right in to the feeling of being transported back to the summer of love. Only issue was—-we had to leave😂 hope to come back within the year! Thanks so much John for sharing your piece of paradise with us!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 March 2024
Thank you for the stellar review Faith! you are always welcome back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dirk A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Can't say enough good about this place. The location was great. The house was great. We enjoyed being able to relax in it each evening after spending each day touring the surrounding area. The alleyway was a treat to walk down, as all the garages had murals painted on them. Very good artwork. We walked some days, but we learned quickly that Waymo was the most convenient means of getting around, since parking spaces are hard to get and the traffic is extremely busy. The location is just far enough from Fisherman's Wharf to merit the need for a ride.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 17 June 2026
Thank you Dirk! It was a pleasure hosting your family!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jean S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was spectacular! Super clean, thoughtful touches in the decor. We loved the library and the records! Took us 50 something year olds back to our roots of disco and the 70s. The neighborhood is charming and we were delighted to see the murals reflecting the local community. Well stocked kitchen w staples/condiments for a variety of tastes and preferences. Overall we had a great stay, very pleased with everything and the instructions were easy to understand and execute. We would stay again and will tell our friends and family about this wonderful hidden gem. We used Uber for most of our travels and that was easy peasy. Thank you!Jean and family
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 27 May 2026
thanks Jean for that wonderful review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay in the city

We loved our time at the Balmy Alley house! With 6 adults (3 couples) we had plenty of room to each have our own space and enough communal space to hang out and eat dinner and watch movies. The street was quiet but there were plenty of food options available. Bart is about a 7 minute walk so it was easy to get in and out of downtown. The garage was great for us since we had a rental car and parking is tough in the area, but note the garage is quite small so if you plan on bringing a large vehicle you may want to check with the owner on if it will fit. John was so helpful and accommodating and the house was very clean and had anything you could ever need.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 February 2023
thank you for this wonderful review!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcos F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great art, great weather, great neighborhood

This is definitely not your typical rental. The front of the home on the alley is part of series of murals that attracts visitors from around the world to gawk and take photos. The home itself is beautiful and comfortable. Just a block away is 24th Street, the vibrant heart of the Mission, with a mix of old and new. Great restaurants, multiple panaderias. The weather is better than most of SF, with less fog and warmer temps. Owner is nice and responsive. I highly recommend this place.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 26 February 2023
thank you for this wonderful review!

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