What an amazing apartment! It's like a modern design pearl within the heart of Emeryville. Albena and Nikolai have built an incredible space in their home -- you'll simply have to see it to believe it.

I stayed here for a whole month and the apartment was a great base for me to explore Berkeley and Oakland. It's within walking distance of the Macarthur BART station and just a block away from the 72 buses on AC Transit.

Also nearby are Trader Joe's, CVS pharmacy, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, Rotten City Pizza, Doyle Hollis Park, and more.

It's clear that Albena and Nikolai treasure modern design. Every design detail of the kitchen, furniture, bathroom, and bedroom is clean, sharp, and usable. Fantastic built-ins, appliances, granite countertops, and heated concrete floors greet you as you enter the apartment. Lots of sun and airflow comes in from the windows. And for the technophiles like me, there are plenty of outlets everywhere, including one with USB ports built-in.

Albena and Nikolai were very friendly and generous, giving me use of their washing machine and dryer, offering me organic tomatoes from their garden, answering my questions about the area, suggesting places for me to visit as I explored Emeryville and Berkeley. They even gave me a ride to the BART as I headed out!

I would gladly stay here again and heartily recommend this apartment space to anyone who loves well-made, modern design.