Overall I had a lovely stay. Kymi is a fantastic host. Communication with her is great, she responds very quickly. And she also checked in on me a couple of times during my stay (I unfortunately didn’t get to meet her until I was literally checking out and heading back to the airport).
If you aren’t familiar with Oakland it’s difficult for me to convey what an amazing value this is to stay in one of the absolute best sections of the city. It’s a great, quiet neighborhood with easy walking access to food (several very good grocery stores including Trader Joe’s and great restaurants and coffee). AND you’re walking distance to the BART train that take you pretty much anywhere in the Bay that you need to go. I was commuting to a job in the city and my commute was about oh 20 minutes.
I booked this room based on location and didn’t pay attention to the descriptions that it is a converted basement space. My only cons are the household washer and dryer is next door, and also the heating and air piping goes through the room so there is incidental noise. Also the space does not have a real shower. It’s a real full bath tub – if you’re a bath person – but it has one of those showerhead on a hose type of thingies. Since I’m a shower person that was a little bit of a thing particularly I didn’t want to make the whole bathroom wet while I was there. While it is a bit raw around the edges it is nicely and thoughtfully done. You do have a clean private room with a clean private full bath and a nice little kitchenette (fridge and microwave) area. The bed area is next to some private storage she has and it’s small, but the bed is incredibly comfortable I slept like a rock all three nights I was there. All things considered I would say this is a very good space at an exceptional value for a fantastic location.