Since we had a long journey to get to to Ruth's place, we couldn't give an exact time of checking in, which was no problem for Ruth. When we entered the house we felt in love with the huge and more than well-equipped kitchen right away. The house is really wonderful and it is furnished and equipped with an eye for the detail. It is located quite close to the bus and therefore we could find easy access to BART. The neighborhood is nice and quiet and also parking is pretty easy.
We appreciated having a private bathroom right next to our room, that was itself cozy and equipped with a comfortable bed.
Oakland is a good place to get from there to different spots as San Francisco of course (best to use the public transport), muir woods etc.
Oakland has moreover some nice spots itself as for instance the Lake Merrit and some nice Restaurants quite near (...) . Means in case you want to explore San Fran and its surrounding, it is a really good opportunity to stay at Ruth place.