We booked Alex’s apartment in Oakland. Overall, the apartment is within walking distance to the 12th street Bart station. The surrounding area has some homeless people as it is not far from a shelter. It has not been a problem for us except that food places closes around 9pm and choice is limited. There is off street parking outside the apartment.
The apartment itself is spacious and clean. Unfortunately, we had one without a window and I felt a bit hemmed in. We were out most days and it was not a big issue. There is no lift and one flight of stairs to take to the first floor where all the suites are. Microwave came in very useful.
Overall, the stay was fine and travelling to SF was a Breeze on the BART.