We had a great experience staying in Oakland at Jason's location. The studio was very clean. Everything is stark white and the room is sparsely decorated, but that was comforting to me, as it added to the clean feeling. There is a small kitchen which is completely functional. Someone could cook if they wanted to. The bed was very comfortable. The studio is a basement apartment in a bigger house. I was awoken one night in the middle of the night by someone walking back and forth overhead for a little while. We walked to the BART one morning but elected to Uber back, as we came home very late and didn't want to worry about any safety issues. Coming from Baltimore City, my husband and I felt completely comfortable in this neighborhood, but I can see how others may consider it a little on the rougher side. We were able to park right across the street and nothing happened to our car while parked on the street. We also took Jason's recommendation to visit a cute cafe called 10th & Wood both mornings for breakfast. Overall, a great experience. If we every come back to the area, I would definitely stay there again.