I came to visit my son at U.C. Berkeley, and Barbara's place was perfectly situated a couple miles south of the campus. It's also a great location if you want to visit anything else in the Bay Area. Her description of her place is accurate. The bed is comfortable, and we were able to store a few leftovers in her fridge to eat the next day. The self-check-in is easy to use and convenient. Though she permits smoking on the property, there was no odor of smoke in the house; and though she has a number of cats, there was no cat hair anywhere. Barbara herself is an interesting conversationalist and has lots of life experience. I would definitely come again!