Edwards place is simply fantastic.
Check in was easy peasy. The entire place was spotless and comfy. It had everything I needed for the 5 days I was there and I felt right at home. Edward's thoughtfulness really shone through: from the bagels, cream cheese, OJ and coffee he supplied to the binder filled with neighborhood reccos. My absolute favorite part of the stay was the backyard. I sat at that table reading and drawing almost every day, enjoying the lovely Oakland outdoors and getting to hang with his dog Lucy, too.
The neighborhood is lovely. His place is on a "slow street" that limits car traffic on it throughout the pandemic, which means you can walk/bike/run in the middle of the road pretty freely. And you're a stone's throw away from the Temescal area of Oakland and the Berkeley campus. Walkable to the Claremont canyon regional preserve trails as well. Plus, you're only a few minutes walk to restaurants and coffee in the Rockridge area. Exploring by foot felt so easy from this place.
This is a clean, safe, relaxing spot to be for a pandemic getaway. I'd stay here again in a heartbeat.