My parents came to visit me in the Berkeley/Oakland area and they loved their stay. The area is really cute and is close by to great food, restaurants, and shops. There's a great bagel place called Beauty's Bagel Shop around the corner and other really great restaurants and stores off of Piedmont along with shops etc around 48th-51st and Telegraph. The patio and backyard area was so relaxing and beautiful, after a long day of showing my parents around, it was so nice to just sit on the patio and drink wine. All in all, my parents had a wonderful time. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is visiting the area.