Steve and Na are great hosts, very accommodating and ready with suggestions of things to do and places to go. They had really tasty lattes for us the first morning and Na whipped up a delicious plate of pad thai on our last evening. Seriously good and ridiculously fast; she had it made in less than one hour!
The apt was just what we were looking for: clean, quiet, with a comfy bed and in a walkable neighborhood. Really appreciated the fridge, microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker and dishes that were in the apt. Loved being able to do a load of laundry before we left. The back area is very nice and would be a great place to sit and have coffee or a meal when it is a bit warmer. Also, we felt very secure, absolutely no worries about the area or where the apt was.
The neighborhood is very walkable with a loop around Lake Merritt being about 3 miles or so of mostly level easy walking. Star Bucks, Trader Joe's, restaurants etc all within a couple of blocks. We also walked to the Jack London Ferry Terminal and took the ferry to San Francisco, beautiful day, fun and short ferry ride. Took the Bart back from San Francisco, got off at the 19th Street station and had a nice walk back to the apartment.
As we have sons who live in the area, I am sure that we will be back and hope that Steve and Na's apt will be available. Absolutely great stay.