Sid's place was a great find!
Pros:
Close to Lake Merritt & downtown. Great to park car in garage (single car) and use garage door fab to come & go. A little tricky backing out into street though.
Nice large two bedrooms with closets and extra space. Kitchen full of supplies and instant coffee. Full fridge with lot of counter space. TV great for kids to watch. Back yard was nice (dart board & lounge couches) Hanging lights a plus. Hot tub was just installed while we were staying so didn't get to use it. Easy walk to Lake Merritt (10-15mins). Whole Foods just down the street (7min walk).
Cons:
Street is semi busy (two lane one-way) out of downtown and feels quite dark at night (not many street lights). A lil sketchy feeling at night, but if you know Oakland it's actually a fairly good area. During day time did not feel that way mostly. Street parking too, but not a lot of spots w/ amount of people living on street. Parked only in the garage.
Will stay again!