The owners live on site and make their presence felt constantly. They demand that you disclose too much personal information both before and during your stay, and come across as controlling, demanding and judgmental. They have too many house rules, including demanding that you strip the beds and do all the dishes (which is not a problem for me but to insist upon it when they charge hotel prices is ridiculous). They have several annoying and ever-present dogs, including one that is not comfortable around people. The rat exterminator showed up while we were there, which made me very uncomfortable. You are not really free to use the patio area the owners market: we had seven friends over for dinner on a Friday evening with no music (all of whom left by 10 p.m.) and the owners informed us that "parties" were forbidden. It was expensive, but did not feel like a rental or business transaction; it felt like they thought they were doing us a favor. Berkeley condescension in an Oakland location.