Oakland is a very nice place to stay, with huge of attractions can be visited in Bay Area.
The cottage is located in a very nice neighborhood, quiet, sunny; is really beautiful to walk around it.
If you have a car you can park in front of the cottage without any restriction and if you chooses other options for transportation bus, Bart or carpool are excellents. I took the ferry too from Jack London Square (when you pay the ferry ticket, the parking in front of Jack London Square is for free - don't forget to ask to the ferry's personnel the "validation" of the parking ticket to pick up the car when you come back to Oakland).
The cottage is a good option for a person or a couple who want to visit the Bay Area.
After a intense day driving or walking, you can rest very nice on nights because the place is absolutely quiet.
At less than a 1/2 mile you can find all of kind of stores, restaurants and services and connect in a very easy way with 580 freeway.
I'm very happy to choose the cottage instead of a hotel in Union Square area because I lived like a Oakland citizen for a week knowing like the real people feel in these amazing places.