This lovely home more than exceeded our expectations - it is much more spacious and attractive than the photos are able to show. The house on a large lot with the parking space inside the gate; although you are in central Oakland, once inside with the gate closed it feels very private and secluded, especially with the three big redwoods in the yard which were lovely to look at out of the lovely big windows.
The house was beautifully furnished and had everything we needed for our stay. We enjoyed spending time in the house so much that we altered some plans to do so. Christopher gave us clear instructions about everything and was very easy to communicate with and made sure everything was okay during our stay.
It is very centrally located, within walking distance to the Ashby BART station, and the nearby Adeline St/Alcatraz Ave area has many great shops, including our now favourite coffee shop the Alchemy collective, and Christopher's recommendation Adeline bakery, from which we enjoyed a lovely (and massive) chocolate cream pie. Further down Adeline St, we also visited a fun place called Scarlet City, a cafe/bar filled with pinball machines and sci fi memorabilia - a big hit for our 11 year old.
With our car, it was very easy to get to Downtown Berkeley, Temescal (also with great coffee and shops) and of course Downtown Oakland/Lake Merritt.
Staying at Christophers made the end of our trip really special, and we can't recommend his home highly enough. We hope to stay again!