Just the expansive, well-manicured, flowering English garden which greeted me each day when I stepped outside the door was enough for The Cottage to earn a 5-star rating. The Cottage was the perfect casita in which to spend a month as I sold my house. It sits in a quiet, safe residential neighborhood blocks from Lake Temescal/Temescal Regional Park (just a short drive to ALL the East Bay parks), close to a freeway on-ramp, and Montclair Village with grocery stores, shops, and its many restaurants. There was plenty of street parking. The Cottage is very private with high ceilings, great WiFi, a full, well-stocked kitchen, and great shower water pressure. The bed was very comfy and sliding doors next to the bed lead to a private patio with views of the east Oakland and Berkeley hills - magical at night with all the house lights on. The Cottage is also filled with a collection of whimsical things, including wonderful books on a variety of topics from midcentury modern design, to architecture, to fashion, to books of photographs and advice for everyday life. The hosts were just lovely and always available. I could imagine spending a lazy summer in that guesthouse! Stay there if you can ... you too, won't want to leave!