We had a great stay in this apartment! Everything was nicely furnished and the apartment was quite comfortable for 2 couples to share. It is in an up and coming area, so you have to walk a bit to get to any coffee shop or bars of significance, but the walk downtown is doable. We walked a number of times with our 1 year old son. A cab to downtown Oakland is about 5 minutes too! Ultimately since the apartment was nice and cozy, we ended up staying in and ordering food (which you can get from all the restaurants). Overall we had a great stay! Would definitely recommend.