The condo was a very pleasant place to stay. Everything you need for a couple of days visit to Oakland and/or San Francisco is available and it is clean. You even have the luxury of a private parking in a garage. Fred responds quickly to E-mail and was very fast in arranging an extra night for us.The neighborhood doesn't feel very comfortable in the evening/ at night. I suppose that it is not dangerous, but when you are a stranger, people on the street watch you, talk to you and some might ask for money. Not typical for Oakland, quite a few neighborhoods in SF are the same. Unfortunately we hadn't time enough for visiting down town Oakland during daylight, it looks interesting. We do that next time! Fred & Janet provide you with quite some information. We visited SF and used a car. When we left the condo after 9 am, the traffic was not too bad.When you want to rent a bicycle in SF, you can rent one at Sports Basement (near the Golden Gate bridge) and park your car for free. We loved cycling in SF! In summary, we had a good time in a good place!