Joe is a fantastic host, super communicative and friendly, though we didn't meet him in person, he was very responsive and made sure that we had a great stay as well as holding on to an item we left until we returned from travels. We are both musicians so we really appreciated staying in this beautiful studio, though we were very busy with family, etc so didn't take much advantage of the space but did play a fun game of ping pong one night and our son enjoyed singing into the PA. We enjoyed watching the birds and wildlife from the deck which was an idyllic change from our usual experience of Oakland. Thanks for a great couple of days. Highly recommended.