This is my new home away from home. I loved living here for over two months. Seriously, Izzy's house is a special place: a friendly, laid-back environment, a carefully curated setting filled with interesting art and colorful murals, plus it attracts really interesting people as fellow guests. (NB: this is not a cold corporate sterile drab environment - FOR SURE!) The big family house sits in a crossroads neighborhood - neither suburban nor urban - with families and long-term residents mixing with hip youngsters and cheerful couples with rescue dogs at their heels (or tugging them along as the case may be). Coffee, transportation, great food, the glories of Oakland and SF are easily accessible as well. Izzy herself is a treasure - she genuinely cares for her guests and for their comfort, but even more, she cares about our messy tragic human condition and wants to make it better - for everyone. She makes this place kind of magical and home-like at the same time. Did I say I loved living here? I am so grateful to have met Izzy (and Lucky, her adorable giant sweet puppy) and to have booked this AirBnB during a sad December season. I felt at home and safe and comfortable from the moment I moved in.