what can I say about this house -- it made us feel "at home" from the moment we arrived. Throughout our 2 1/2 weeks we grew into its quiet, its beauty, and its kitchen!
Set in Trestle Glen, the house offers comfortable living and dining spaces, sleep-inducing bedroom areas, and an amazing outdoors. And, the gourmet kitchen.
Jean provides a well-organized home with many tips to make one's stay more enjoyable.
The area aorund the house is so walkable. Just down the street a mile (a very pleasant walk) is the major shopping area with weekend farmers' market, drug stores, Trader Joe's, and Colonial Donuts (I mention the latter because their cake donuts are the closest I have ever tasted to childhood treats in upstate NY).
I have noted the comments by some about children -- we hosted three family dinner gatherings which included our 3 grandkiddos: 8, 4, and almost 2. With appropriate adult supervision (which is what I would expect) there were no issues at all. Respect for another's property is always in style! They loved the back yard and sitting in the dining room for the three grand meals and sitting in the living room with stories being read or told (and for a little while enjoy watching some TV in the lower level family room.
The provision of two complete bathrooms is a big plus for us. No more scheduling needs around a single bathroom.
We hope when we visit Oakland again to see family, we will be able to make this our home-away-from-home again.