I had a great experience staying at Kent's place. When I arrived in the evening he even offered to pick me up from the airport on his way home from work. Since I rented a car it wasn't necessary but really appreciated the offer. I stayed on the ground level room in his house. Room was nice and clean, well lit, with a comfortable futon bed. It was nice cause there was a bathroom attached to the room so that was very convenient. Bathroom was also clean. Kent was very friendly and did an excellent job of making me feel at home. The listing was very accurate to what was described in his Airbnb ad and there were no unexpected surprises. The neighborhood was an older one located about 5min drive from Highland Hospital (where I was an extern for the week). It is very easy to find parking around Kent's place which was nice and as I mentioned it is a very quick drive to the hospital. Although I didn't have time to drive into San Fransisco, google maps said it was only a 30min drive (variable based on traffic) which is very reasonable access to the city. Overall I had a very positive experience with and would recommend it to anyone looking for a place to stay in Oakland who wants either good easy access to the Highland Hospital (eg. Medical interns, externs, nurses , etc) or a short drive into San Fransisco (eg. tourists). Kent's rate for the room was more than fair and I saved a ton of money compared to if I had stayed in a hotel.