Our stay at Vivian’s was truly fantastic! She is such a sweetheart, and made us feel welcome at her place. She offers a little guide book for fun things to do locally! It was such a nice touch. The only thing we weren’t aware of was the toll cost for taking the bay bridge from Oakland to the city. That isn’t in Vivian’s control of course, just thought I’d mention it for anyone looking to book in Oakland but travel to the city. Either way, the $8 for the toll every time was still WAY cheaper than a place in the city would ever be. I will definitely be staying here again when I’m up in the bay. It was so easy to access multiple cities (SF, Emeryville, Berkeley), and the price was to die for. Truly worth every penny! Highly recommend! (: