Esteban's place is very good and for the price we paid, a pretty good value. The deck is beautiful and overlooks the Bay, where you can sip your wine and watch the planes and BART pass by. The space was clean and well stocked and looked exactly like the pictures. Esteban was very responsive, communicated well but also made sure we had our privacy.
I only have two improvements that I would make. The first is relatively minor. For a longer stay, the beds were rather uncomfortable. I would have loved better mattresses and frames. A couple of days would have been fine, but I longer than that, better beds would have been very welcomed. Secondly, is that one should be aware of the neighborhood, if you do not know anything about Oakland. The neighborhood in general is beautiful, with lots of families, parks and a school. However, like many places in Oakland it is block by block. I never felt unsafe where I was, nor walking generally in Maxwell Park. But you do need to be aware of where you are walking because not too far can be areas that are unsafe. However, I will repeat that after staying there and getting to know the area, I never felt unsafe due to the neighbhorhood.
Overall, we very much appreciate Esteban and his gracious hosting and would stay there again.