This is a clean, well maintained home very convenient to downtown Oakland BART station and eateries. It is across the street from a homeless shelter and connected to a condo building, and while we felt perfectly safe coming and going after dark with our young kids, there is quite a bit of noise at night. If you need absolute quiet, this isn't the place for you. If you're looking for something safe, convenient, lovely, and affordable, we can't recommend the house highly enough. We enjoyed walking to coffee shops every morning and getting sandwiches at the terrific Analog sandwich shop. We were also able to walk to Walgreens and an independent book store. Brittney was very helpful with promptly replying to an inquiry about how to work the shower, even though I reached late at night. The house is thoughtfully decorated and seems larger than it is. Good cooking space and large TV. Great stay.