I stayed in Alex's place for 2 weeks. It was a long time to stay anywhere but at least now I can give a thorough review! The apartment is located about 10 minutes from Oakland center, it's a quick walk to the Bart. Everywhere is very accessible and easy to locate. The only issue with the location is that the street it's on is quite rough. There are a lot of homeless people and Bail Bond establishments on the street which made it a bit shady, however literally just one block up its the complete opposite - covered in amazing street lights and lovely restaurants. I'm a young female travelling alone and I walked to the AirBnb multiple times at night and it was completely fine,but just a warning to be careful due to the shadiness of that street.
The apartment itself was good, the bed was amazingly comfortable, the bathroom was nice & spacious. There was a fridge freezer and microwave which came in handy. My only complaints were that the WiFi did not work very well, and the apartment got very cold at night. There was a little heater which saved me but it wasn't strong enough to heat up the whole room - appreciated none the less! Final note is that though there is a window there is no natural day light, the window faces a building so you do not get much light.
Overall I had a great stay, very well priced & in a good location close to wonderful restaurants and transport.