We much enjoyed our stay here. Tev was extremely helpful regarding a cancelled flight that resulted in us losing a day of our trip. We were lightly in touch with Tev, mostly just to inform him that we were confirming but we wouldn't arrive as planned. (by the way, anytime we messaged him he responded within 5 minutes). That prompt messaging was particularly helpful because with the cancellation of our flight, we thought it was common courtesy to communicate our delayed arrival to our host. Knowing of our lost day, Tev actually contacted us and surprised us with an offer that I thought spoke quite highly of his position as a host... He let us know that bc no one was booked for it, he would allow us to stay for another night, free of charge! (That very kind offer was one that was hard to turn down but we had to due to other reservations elsewhere).
Tev had also provided us with brief and precise walking directions, just from the sidewalk out front - because the bnb is located in a unit behind the actual street front.
The bathroom here is massive, & renovated; it's like something out of HGTV (in a good way)! It's the size of a small room and the tiling separates the space by creating what I'll refer to as tiers. Brand new and sparkling clean, roomy shower, with built-in bench.
For me, the probable most significant area check for me is cleanliness - everywhere, everything, and thoroughly so. Tev hit the mark on that note, definite 5 star, for a spotless bnb. Because the apt is on a lower level, we did sense a bit of a musty smell. This may have been because we arrived a day late and the unit had been closed up an extra day before our arrival.
Another noteworthy mention has to do with the bed. Very very comfortable! The mattress seemed to have something that felt like a feather down topper. Wonderful!
If we were to return visit oakland, we would absolutely stay here again.