I have had a fantastic experience staying at Eric's studio. I was moving to the Bay Area for a one-year period and I was initially planning to stay 3 weeks at the studio, in order to give me time to find a one-year lease in the area. But I found the place so nice that I decided I'd like to stay for the whole year, and Eric and I agreed to sign a one-year lease at a very reasonable rate. The area is very quiet and relaxing, up in the Oakland hills. You can sometimes spot deers walking around, and you are minutes away from Redwood Regional Park and Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve.

Though, beware that you do need a car if you are planning to stay there: no commerce is really within walking distance.