Our little family stayed in Stephen's amazing apartment for an extended period while I was working in downtown Berkeley. We've been extremely happy with the place and I'm pretty sure our trip wouldn't have been as good in any other apartment.

Given the length of our stay, we've had quite a bit of correspondence with Stephen before and during our stay. He's always been very responsive and accommodating to our wishes. We received detailed information prior to arrival, and there's a nice set of instructions in the place that we referred to on many occasions.

The place itself is filled with nice design furniture (including quite a bit of Scandinavian) and a huge amount of intersting books. The area around the house is great - close to BART and busses, good cafés and grocery stores. It's also a great place for kids with the amazing Frog park just around the corner and the library 5 minutes away on foot.

I'd recommend Stephen's place for anyone. I'll certainly be checking if this place is available next time we're in town.