Marie greeted us upon arrival, showed us the accommodation and chatted for bit, but then left us, so we really felt like we were in our private space for the remainder of the weekend. The little cottage had some nice personal touches (a selection of books, a welcome snack) and was very much true to the description and the photos online. Wonderful, quiet neighborhood and a totally new impression of Oakland. Within 20 minutes by foot (or five by car) you could reach the main street for fabulous restaurants, bakery, coffeeshops. Also, several BART stations were within easy reach to go to the City, with free parking on the weekend, however, we deliberately came back to Oakland in the evening to pick a restaurants from the extensive list of great restaurants Oakland has to offer.