Overall our stay was pleasant. Peter was a great host. Very communicative. And Jack the Cat was kind company.
The location leaves much to be desired. I wouldn’t recommend walking around late at night as a solo female. There are nicer parts of Oakland but you’ll have to pay.
The apartment itself was generally clean and lovely. The only issue we had was the new cleaner forgot to clean out the fridge from the last guest leaving a smell behind. It probably won’t happen again.
The college kids in the unit directly above are very loud until late at night. The footsteps can be quite jarring as they can continue for a long time and it feels like someone is stomping on your ceiling. Our first weekend there they had a party until about 2am. Our last night there all seemed peaceful until they arrived back home at 2am and started stomping around and you can hear all their conversations. Earplugs highly recommended.
We both work remotely and the WiFi was fantastic, even when making our internet phone calls the majority of the time.