This fit our needs nicely. It has easy access from the freeway and is a short drive on surface streets to various commercial areas of Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland. The back yard is a great place to enjoy a glass of wine, but then so is the front porch. There is no dedicated parking, but there was never an issue finding a nearby spot on the street. The kitchen is very useful and we used it to prepare a couple of meals. We walked the neighborhood in every direction, with the only issue being that I never found a coffee spot.