The apartment was lovely and clean, and nicely decorated. The garden was absolutely amazing too and a real treat in the sunshine. We did not have access to a car for our trip, which we felt was quite a big restriction for us. The Bart station was a 10min bus ride away, and as we arrived on a Sunday we had to wait 45mins before one arrived to take us to the apartment. As two young girls, we also felt the area was not the safest, and definitely did not want to be walking around at night, which again restricted our stay, and meant we had to cut our days short to make sure we woulnd't be getting on the bus in the dark. We didn't really know much about Oakland, or where to go, so we travelled to San Francisco each day, which took about an hour and cost us $12 for a return trip. I think we may have misunderstood how close/easy it would be for us to get to San Francisco, so we would not recommend staying here if you are planning to visit San Francisco. We met Marlene when we checked in, and she seemed friendly, but couldn't offer much advise about where we could get groceries by foot, as we had no car, so we had nothing to eat on our first night which was a shame. This place would be perfect if you have a car and know the area, but as we had neither of these our stay didn't quite work for us.