This is a charming small room with a private half bath. The shower off the kitchen worked well for us. Everything spotlessly clean. We had planned to use BART to go downtown, and the station was only a five-minute walk away, but some things came up on Alameda Island (no BART there) and we drove each day instead. Off-street parking next to the house was a big plus for us. The neighborhood was quiet and safe. We will come back when our plans take us to Oakland.