This is a great place with a great host in a great area. House is clean and cozy and quiet. (I had a little trouble finding street parking late on Sat. night.) Beautiful neighborhood, just up the hill from Piedmont Ave that is loaded with all sorts of restaurants. A couple of blocks away is a huge rose garden park. Cool houses, lots of trees. You can easily bus or walk (check with Joan on the safety) or uber to the MacArthur BART station (I drove, becasue i was driving) and you'll be in SF in 30 minutes. Lake Merritt is 35 minute walk and the Oakland Museum close to that. I had such a good time taking a morning walk close to the house that I ditched my plans and spent the whole day exploring Oakland.