Can't wait to visit Oakland again, especially if I get to stay in Lauren & Dolores' Cozy Garden Cottage! Lauren helped get me acclimated when I arrived and was cheerful, welcoming and wonderful. So many thoughtful and helpful items throughout the cottage and guest bathroom in the house! Including an umbrella... I had brought my own, which promptly broke... so theirs was invaluable during my rainy 3 days there. The garden was even better than anything I'd imagined and the cottage itself was ideal... virtually exactly as they described it. Oakland is a very dynamic and ever-changing city. Personally, I love it. Their neighborhood was on a hill that allows a traveler such as myself a great view and sense of the lay of the land.