Great house to stay with if you have kids.
The back yard is really wonderful - both shady and sunny spots to have a meal or a morning coffee, mature fruit trees, a swing, a pirate ship (!!) perfect for imaginative play, and even a small slide my preschooler gleefully used every single time she needed to come down from the deck.
The house itself is spacious and quiet (even with construction on the block, the noise was barely in the background as I worked from the house during the workdays).
The location is fantastic - little to no traffic, next to a large park, but a short walk away from all manner of restaurants, bars, and other businesses on College Ave, and of course Rockridge Bart station. Practically every restaurant we tried was really good (don't miss Noodle Theory).
The decor is pretty unique. If you are looking for an anonymous, generically staged house, this place is not for you. Dave created posters documenting his life and travels, and put them up all over the house; he will be smiling at you from most walls. Staying here is definitely being Dave's guest, not checking into a general purpose vacation cottage. I don't mind, and find it Berkeley/Oakland-quirky; others might.
Knowing we were coming with a preschooler, Dave left us milk and juice boxes in the fridge. It was a very nice personal touch! Thanks, Dave!