Barbara has a lovely home right in the heart of Oakland's Temescal district. She was a great host: easy to contact, attentive to our needs, pleasant to talk to and accomodating. She even drove us to the BART station the morning we left which was much appreciated and totally above and beyond the call of duty. The room and house was pleasant, light and clean - exactly as described. We were able to walk or take the public transit system everywhere so no need to rent a car. The restaurants along Telegraph were delicious!