I could not wait to provide a review for Serena and her cute home! Deciding to stay with Serena for my first Air BnB experience was a great choice. She is very personable, sweet, knowledgeable and down to earth. I appreciated her conversations and ability to give me my space when needed! Due to her work schedule and my exploring of the city most days (and nights), unfortunately we didn't spend as much time hanging out or crossing paths as I would've liked to. The home is as described and shown in pictures. It was nice meeting Desiree, who lives downstairs. She was very humorous, respectful, honest and sweet. Any questions I had, Des was always there to help! In fact, it was Desiree who I met initially upon my arrival due to the time of my flight and Serena's work day. She showed me the house, my room, and struck up conversation with me, which felt nice and welcoming.
Serena also currently has a close friend and her boyfriend staying there, and the two have been nice, respectful and cool people. The vibe in the home is that of community, chill and easy going. If you wanted to chat, folks were around to chat; if you were ready for some solo-time, that was alright too.
All were great aspects I desired to help normalize and calm my huge transition move from Boston to Oakland. Serena is very health and environmentally conscious/friendly; therefore, for those new to the compost and recycling vs. trash-perspective, this will be a nice and non-judgmental/threatening learning experience for you! Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Serena's place! I can't wait to hang out with her again some time.