John is an excellent host. The location is great ,nice neighborhood, close to Berkeley and the Oakland Farmer's Market. It's a beautiful home and a lovely airy room with a high ceiling, tastefully decorated. Comfy bed and the linens were luxurious. He has three sweet friendly older dogs (a selling point for me), but they were unobtrusive. John made sure I was comfortable and made coffee in the morning, but like the dogs, had just the right level of interaction. As a parent visiting my kid, this was the perfect situation for my trip.