Jon is a kind, attentive host, and his home is a nice, sufficient place to crash during a stay in the East Bay. Its location is ideal for BART and bus rides throughout the Bay Area—the BART from OAK takes you right to it!
As a few other guests have noted, the bed might be an issue. While it was freshly made and comfortable to sleep in, I had debilitating back pain the last few days of my five-night trip—something I haven’t experienced before and can only attribute to the mattress. I let Jon know about this and he assured me that he’d take measures to prevent this from happening again.