There’s a Hacker News group on AirBnB, through which I found a couple of very welcoming hosts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check out http://www.airbnb.com/groups/hackernews/.
I also met a lot of really friendly people at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View: http://hackerdojo.pbworks.com/. I’d recommend asking them for some advice — everyone I met there was helpful and welcoming.
I also met a lot of really friendly people at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View: http://hackerdojo.pbworks.com/. I’d recommend asking them for some advice — everyone I met there was helpful and welcoming.
Good luck!