Chuck and Carol's place was an amazing value and provided a significant amount of space. After relocating to the bay area for a new job, I needed a relatively quiet place to stay that would allow me to work from "home" while apartment searching. Given the COVID situation, it was important to me to have separate quarters and a separate bathroom. Even though there was a shared entrance, the place was so large it was easy to be very safe staying here. I even ended up extending my stay to two weeks and it was really nice to have the full suite to myself so that I could have a separate bedroom and a separate office, which made zoom video calls a little easier.
The views from the bedroom and shared deck space outside the suite are amazing. Chuck and Carol are so kind and helpful, too! It is a place I would confidently recommend my family to stay when visiting. The location is very safe and secure, yet very close to the Montclair Village and even closer to a smaller strip of business including small grocery store – you could walk to both locations, but probably wouldn’t want to carry a bunch of groceries up the hill, btw. It’s also a very short drive to the more urban parts of Oakland.
Be sure to check out a sunset from your room, the deck, or just while walking the neighborhood streets!
I particularly enjoyed that I could walk to nearby hiking trails and parks, and Chuck had great advice on where to go! There is an easy walking trail with a lovely grove of redwoods close by and you can even continue on straight into Joaquin Miller Park.