Hafida, Hichams sister took care of us while we stayed at their place in oakland. She was very nice. We appreciated the plate of scones and cookies when we got there. I know Oakland gets a bad rap but it was pretty safe. Some things I would note - you do share a bathroom. Relatively clean but very much a shared space. The room looks as advertised. Very simple, clean and private. The mattress was comfy. The board holding up the mattress was broken when we got there, but it wasn't super obvious and once we realized, we let them know, which was toward the end of our stay. Hafida stated they would fix it ASAP. When coming from SFO, uber or cab is expensive. BART/bus is pretty affordable but i would be prepared for an hour in transit. The place is about an hours bart ride from san francisco - pretty convenient to get to the Bart station. Its a $5 uber so i might recommend that even though you can take the bus. We used uber most of the time - it was between 11-30 dollars to get to downtown SF on any given day. Berkeley is about $8-$15 uber ride. I would recommend this place for a single person or young people looking for a cheap place to stay around SF or Berkeley.