My husband and I stayed for the month of March in this pleasant studio/casita located in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland. We had a car, and there was convenient on-street parking, but you could just as easily walk to grocery stores, restaurants and a BART station just a few blocks away.
The studio was as comfortable as it looked in the pictures: well furnished, uncluttered, immaculately clean. French doors leading to a small walled courtyard with fruit trees, table and chairs provided a feeling of spaciousness and privacy.
Please note:
Adjoining the main room there are two steep but well-lit steps that provide access to a pocket kitchen and adjoining bath room . The kitchen works well for breakfast and lunch, but the absence of counter space would make it difficult to cook three meals a day here.
The floor of the casita is concrete with radiant heat, and kilim rugs give the space a warm feeling, but we found the thermostat complicated to adjust.
The television screen works only for streaming from a smart phone.
Jeremy and Rachel are generous hosts who greeted us with hot tea, dried fruits and nuts, coffee for a French press and fresh eggs from the resident chickens whose coop lines the driveway leading down to the casita’s courtyard. Our requests were always met with a prompt and positive response.
I highly recommend this location if you are a single person or a couple with good knees and reasonable tech skills. There could be no better place to stay in Oakland!