It was an okay stay for the price, and this area (West Oakland) is definitely not for everybody -- as you can see from the other reviews. I was considering this place for a long-term monthly stay based on the listing, but I ended up booking something else instead, in a different part of Oakland.
This place is big, a full 1-bedroom apartment, but it did not at all seem to have been "recently" renovated" as stated in the listing. There was some hole in the walls, the flooring was unsteady in the living (just walking around the apartment made the bookshelf and dinner table wobble), the air fresheners diffusers were all dry/empty and looked to have been for months; the apartment is not as well lit as it appears in the photos and all windows are taped up. Finally the bed -- It felt like an old springboard mattress: I could sometimes feel the springs, but your mileage may vary.
The listing describes the neighborhood as "Nobe." This is more "West Oakland" than "Nobe". It's right on the edge of West Oakland on the Nobe side, and definitely not North Oakland or BErkeley. Close, but not quite. Finally, this area is not what I would call an "emerging and urban" part of town. It is, unfortunately, a pretty rough area of Oakland, and I would personally not recommend this stay to a friend, especially at that rate.