We were nervous about staying in Oakland, being from out of state. This street seemed safe enough, but we did NOT go walking around the neighborhood given the amount of street trash, graffiti & homeless nearby. It made a great place for basing our trip though; easy for getting on and off the freeway to San Francisco daily (we never made it to the BART station), and having a dedicated parking spot was a huge relief.
It's definitely more industrial than homey. The soft touches in the pictures (majority of plants/signs) weren't there to soften up the feel of bare concrete floors. Agreed with prior review that the two couches aren't worth sitting on, however the beds were pretty comfy. And everyone liked having their own room. We didn't bother with the HVAC until a cold snap that came through at the end of our trip due to 72 degree restriction. Wi-fi was spotty.

We had one technical issue mid-trip which was thankfully resolved by the host within hours. Very responsive host.