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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Interior
Dining
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire apartment

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4950 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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San Mateo, CA
  • Place, Cinemark Century San Mateo 12
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Central Park
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Coyote Point Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪9 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

San Mateo

With a stay at this apartment in San Mateo (Central San Mateo), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of San Francisco Bay and Central Park. .This apartment is 15.8 mi (25.4 km) from Stanford University and 11.7 mi (18.8 km) from Silicon Valley.
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What's nearby

  • Cinemark Century San Mateo 12 - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Central Park - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • The San Mateo Japanese Garden - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Coyote Point Park - 2 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Washington Park - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles

Getting around

  • San Mateo Station - 7 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport Station - 15 min drive
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rise Woodfire - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Molly Tea - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Blue Bottle Coffee - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Kajiken 歌志軒 - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Philz Coffee - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Fantastic Central Location in Downtown San Mateo

Experience everything the Bay Area has to offer with this centrally located, remodeled unit just steps away from the downtown San Mateo restaurant scene. Hop on CalTrain, only three blocks away, and head into the City to take in a baseball game, museums, or perhaps a play. The Airport is 10 minutes away and you can commute by train to San Francisco or Silicon Valley.

Enjoy working out? This unit is within walking distance of Orange Theory Fitness, Equinox, and several yoga studios. The San Francisco bay front trail and Mariners Point Golf Center is a 5-minute drive.

Unit 3 is fully furnished unit offers all of the comforts of home including the following:

• 2 bedrooms 1 bath (queen bed in the master, queen bed in the 2nd bedroom)
• Open concept in the updated kitchen and living room
• Flat screen TV in both living room and master bedroom
• Dishwasher
• Washer and dryer located in the unit
• Air Conditioning
• One parking space
• Outdoor barbecue area
• Directv
• Free high-speed internet

San Mateo is located roughly half way between San Francisco and San Jose by car.

Easy access to highways 101, 280, and 92. Walking distance to CalTrain.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned apartment, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car not required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Unit size: 950 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

Quiet hours 10PM to 8AM.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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Fantastic Central Location in Downtown San Mateo Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 15 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 15 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 15 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Teresa D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wi-fi worked well. I'm not sure it was clear from the listing that the unit is upstairs, which was a down-side for my 83-year-old mother. But it was nice and private, kitchen was equipped well enough for us, and the washer and dryer was a nice bonus. Parking was available behind the building, but it was too tight for our Ford Transit van, so we used street parking, usually available within a couple blocks. Safe neighborhood. We couldn't figure out how to make the stopper work in the bathroom sink, so my husband struggled to shave, but maybe that was just us.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Christine W.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Visit

Nice place. Meet our needs.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Judy Z.

Liked: Cleanliness
Updated and lovely home. Parking available but very close quarters. Close to wonderful restaurant choices.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn F.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Stay

Very clean accommodations in a nice, quiet neighborhood. Would like to stay again next time we visit the area.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Walking distance to downtown San Mateo.

Comfortable stay. Very clean. Full kitchen and comfy bed. The location is great. Within walking distance to downtown and nice restaurants. Fifteen minute drive to SFO airport. I’ll be back. Thank you for a nice stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very comfortable, great location in San Mateo.

Lovely property, very clean and comfortable for 2-3 people. Easy to walk to downtown, parks, etc.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Good for work trip

Needed place by downtown San Mateo for a work trip. The location worked well with little fuss.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

fernando l.

Liked: Cleanliness

Enjoy our stay

Clean property and we enjoyed the stay. Walking distance to downtown Mateo. Lots of restaurants to choose from and felt safe walking around the area. I would recommend this place if anyone is looking to stay around San Mateo.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great spot close to San Mateo

Love the location. Property was very nicely furnished. Comfortable beds and a kitchen that you can use. I would stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela H.

Liked: Cleanliness

California wedding trip

Great location. Very comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John W.

Liked: Cleanliness

We will be back

Gracious host and great property, everything was as described in the listing. Great location blocks from downtown San Mateo and the neighborhood was cool. Definitely will return to this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ellen M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Well appointed property

Very well maintained and exceptionally clean.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Lia S.

Some highs, some lows

Several good things about this stay: the owners were easy to contact and very responsive, the location was extremely convenient to downtown San Mateo and to the airport, and everything in the unit (bed, couch, desk area) was comfortable for living, working, and sleeping. However, the kitchen could have been better supplied (there were two coffeemakers but no kettle, limited plates and bowls so we had to hand wash daily, and no basic pantry staples such as cooking oil or salt), and the unit didn't seem clean – the bathroom storage area was covered in hair, and there was trash in the garbage cans when we arrived. The shared walls made this unit less quiet than we hoped, the promised "parking spot" was actually shared with other units as well, and there was a plumbing issue while we were there, although the owners were very apologetic and helped make it right for us quickly and appropriately.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Brian E., Sao Paulo, Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Upstairs Apartment

The bedrooms are big and the whole place lives larger than the square footage. We enjoyed being walking distance to food and coffee. It was a great place for our working vacation.
Stayed 21 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kelly M., San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness

Cozy San Mateo Holiday Retreat

Wonderful rental! Centrally located in downtown San Mateo. Walkable to coffee, grocery, restaurants and the train station. Well appointed kitchen (had everything we needed to make a holiday dinner and baked treats) and 2 roomy bedrooms. Beautiful backyard space with seating and fire table. Would Definitely recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020