Location location location! If you want a peaceful place to stay that's just a quick drive to downtown Montclair, Rockridge, Elmwood, or Temescal, not to mention nearby parks and vistas - this is it. We stayed for 3.5 months and found it to be a perfect base for discovering the East Bay. As someone who loves to cook, I loved the generous quantity of plates, bowls, utensils and pots and pans. Our favorite part of the house was definitely the big deck, which gets a ton of morning sun so great for long weekend brunches. The place could stand a bit of cosmetic updating but it's overall a nice place and far nicer than the photos would suggest. Most importantly, the owners are very responsive. When the dish washer started giving out, they replaced it the same week!