Maurice and Marie’s place is located in Oakland, about 20 minutes by BART to San Francisco. It was a bit of a hike – about 20 minutes – to the nearest BART station, but we got used to it after the first day. There are supermarkets, restaurants and shops about a minute’s walk from the apartment. The area felt very safe.
One thing to note, Maurice and Marie are not as responsive as other Airbnb hosts before check-in. I needed check-in details before I flew and I was getting a bit worried before I hadn’t heard back from them. I finally got a response when I went to Airbnb directly. I wouldn’t not book this Airbnb because of this, it’s just worth noting. If you need check-in details before you fly, let them know that you’re leaving your country very soon. Once I had checked-in, communication was great. We didn’t need anything, but Marie checked in on us from time to time.
The apartment itself was true to pictures, and well-equipped and clean. There wasn’t anything that we lacked. I would recommend it for people who have been to San Francisco before and/or don’t necessarily want to incur the huge expense of staying in San Francisco itself. Uber to and from the airport was only about US$35 and to and from San Francisco was US$26.