Courtney is a very nice and helpful host and she always responded to our messages very quickly. The neighbourhood of West Oakland is getting a facelift where you will find residents from all walks of life. Although we felt safe when walking to the BART station in the day time, we tried avoiding walking back during the evenings and took instead an Uber/Lyft.
Her place is very conveniently located in the Bay Area, from the BART station, it is a short trip to go to SF, Berkeley and Fremont.