Alex's place is in a great location to walk around downtown Oakland and pretty much anything you would need on vacation. Great food in China town, very inexpensive lyft rides to nearby parks and and short Bart trip to sf. The neighborhood is only a little noisy at night since it's right off the freeway. My bf and I had no issues checking in (he even let us check in early) since our plane landed at 8am. Made it to my appointment seamlessly and the rest of our stay was so relaxing. We will try and stay here again!