A great stay in Oakland, Stephanie is the perfect host.
We arrived quite late but Stephanie was gracious enough to pick us up from the BART and give a quick tour of the house. It has everything you could wish for to have a safe and comfortable stay.
Just on the doorstep is the F bus stop which will take you straight into San Francisco or Berkeley in no time. You can use the AC Transit website to see the live departures and leave just as it's approaching to save time. The 88 will also take you to Berkeley or Lake Merrit. It's also walkable or a $5 Uber to the BART.
It felt like being a local in California for a week or so which was just what we were after!