I used to live in this area, so I know the good places. This is one of them.
My plane was several hours late, but Paula and Winston, her sweet black Lab, waited up for me... very kind. After some quick instructions I tucked into the upstairs bedroom and en suite bath which is just as shown. The neighborhood is very safe and quiet, yet you can easily walk to dinner or public transit. Berkeley has strict parking regulations, but Paula showed me where to park so parking was no problem even if it couldn't be in front of the house. Later in the week, we had some nice chats and shared reminiscences about the vagaries of creeping gentrification. Paula and her home are "old Berkeley" and if you haven't been to the Bay Area before, you need to know that that is a very good thing. Would I come back to Paula's again? of course!