This is a very cute studio, with a small side room with a nice sitting chair and a desk corner that can serve as an office. The kitchen is small, but functional. It has two small burners, a toaster-oven, and a microwave, but no baking oven. The bed is very comfortable. There is ample closet space, as well as easy access to washer and dryer just outside the studio door.
The place has a space heater, which I have not had the need to turn on. Without heating, the studio stood is mostly in the low to mid 60s F (late November-early December), which is quite comfortable with a sweatshirt. The studio also has an old vintage fan. I did not try it either, but I presume it might help for the few days in the year Oakland has a heatwave.
The place is very quiet. You get to hear the wood cracking a bit when someone walks on the floor above, but that is typical of old wooden houses in the Bay Area.
The entrance to the studio is through a shared backyard, but in practice the backyard is rarely used. The place is pet friendly. You'd be sharing the backyard with a very friendly dog that sometimes comes to visit.
The backyard itself is very relaxing. You can eat your meals there if you'd like, enjoy some quiet time, and even access a nice greenhouse at the edge of the yard. It is a perfect place for meditation. There is a lemon tree there. You may get a lemon or two directly from the tree, if they are ripe and if you ask first.
The hosts are very welcoming and will make you feel at home, while at the same time respecting your privacy.
The studio sits in a nice, quiet, and safe neighborhood, with good access to reliable public transportation (bus lines are just a few blocks away; BART station is not walking-distance though.) You have a nice restaurants just about 10 minutes walking distance, as well as a gym that charges only $10 a month, so you will have no excuse not to exercise!
If you have a car, you will find plenty of free street parking and a quick access to the highway system. Oakland's Lake Merritt (great place for walking and jogging) is 7 minutes by car. Joaquin MIller Park (great place for jogging, hiking, and bicycling) is 12 minutes by car. Downtown SF is 30-40 minutes by car.
I've enjoyed my stay here so much, that I have extended it a few times!