My wife and I stayed here for ~5 months. It is in a really excellent location. This is my favorite area around Lake Merritt and is really close to lots of restaurants, Trader Joe’s , Safeway (and short drive from lots of other stores like Berkeley Bowl West via highway and Whole Foods on the NW side of Lake Merritt), the lake (which is great to walk and run around), the Grand Lake Theater, etc. There is also lots of great stuff in the surrounding neighborhoods as well and generally access is really great with close proximity to BART and the highway. There is a really nice deck area right by the door which we used frequently. Laysin was very helpful when we needed anything.
When we stayed there was not a couch so we ended up getting a futon from IKEA since we were staying a while. There are a few small quirks around the apartment but given the price and location, we were happy with our stay.