The house sits in a very nice neighborhood and was a nice welcome to Oakland. While driving to it, I noticed all of the cool shops and restaurants at the end of the street (and I had my fair share from many of them). The garden area outside the studio door is fantastic, especially at night when the decorative lights come on and really highlight the charm of the space. The studio itself was cute and very clean-I don't think we could have asked for anything better. I felt completely safe in the area. The hosts, though I did not get to meet them in person, left a 3-page document with all of the information you could possibly need. Thank you for hosting us; we loved every minute of it.