My wife and I visited over Memorial Day weekend and stayed at Dennis & Tiiu's Montclair Retreat. This is a beautiful studio apartment with loft sleeping area and a (nearly) full kitchen. We were glad to come "home" every night from visiting around the Bay Area and relax at our own special place without hotel neighbors. The house was very comfortable and perfectly sized for our family of two. It is about a 35 minute drive (assuming no traffic) into downtown San Francisco, and in a beautiful part of Oakland. Don't let family or friends scare you away from staying in Oakland, Montclair is not icky at all, in fact the main street is quaint and welcoming with many shops and restaurants to choose from. Dennis and Tiiu were gracious hosts, we did not need to meet with them in person, everything was set up before our arrival. They quickly responded to all of our questions (we were first time AirBnB-ers). Thank you for a great first Bay Area experience!