I came to Oakland with two of my friends to see a concert at the Oakland Arena. I haven’t spent any time in Oakland so I don’t know the good versus bad parts, but I have worked in high crime areas. I definitely would label the part of town this AirBnB is in as ‘bad’, which wasn’t clear on the listing.
The parking spot is not only very small, it’s a very difficult angle to get in to, basically parking in a tight front yard between a house and a fence.
The check in was very easy. We had to head out quickly for the concert so we didn’t check on supplies, but when we got back around midnight we found no bedding for the couch or blow up mattress. There was also half eaten food in the fridge.
Due to the time of night I didn’t text the host, my friends and I split the bedding from the only bed. But I can’t say anything negative about communication with the host.
All in all, definitely room for improvement but it was a quick overnight stay. If we were there for a few days I’d definitely look elsewhere.