I had a great stay at Rebecca's cottage. It's situated very convenient only a 10 min bicycle ride from downtown Berkeley.
Rebecca was very friendly and could offer very insightful information about the surroundings and she also respected my integrity. The only minor flaw was that the wi-fi connection in the cottage was very unstable. Rebecca however was very kind and offered me to use the connection in her house.
If going back to Berkeley I would very much like to stay there again if the wi-fi was fixed.
/michel