Gerry and Kingsley's place was perfect. Even though it is a room within their home, you don't even realize it. It's almost like staying in a hotel. It's on the bottom floor of their condo. You get your own private bedroom and bathroom, along with a key to lock it up when you come and go.
Even though it's not in the city, it's in a cute little area in Emeryville and is easy to get on the freeway from there. Paying the toll to drive into the city each day wasn't that bad either, considering how much money you'll save on your lodging. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to get where you're going, as traffic can get pretty bad on the freeway. I would definitely recommend you have a car if you stay here as I'm not sure how convenient it is for using public transportation. Since my boyfriend and I had a rental car, we always just drove everywhere.
Checking in was also easy. We just messaged them to make sure they were there, and Kingsley met us with the key along with some suggestions on where to eat in the area.
All in all we loved their place. It worked well for us, and we would definitely stay there again upon future visits to the Bay Area.