Had a great stay in Oakland with the family at Doug’s place. Perfect location on a quiet street with loads of local shops and restaurants. A 10/15 minute walk to the BART opens up the rest of the Bay too. The apartment is great too. Very clean, newly decorated with a lot of original features and feels bright and fairly spacious. The layout of things isn’t ideal if you just want to hang out as a group in front of the tv (no lounge area, tv in the bedroom) but as were out most of the time that didn’t really matter. Older kitchen too although perfectly functional.