Beautiful apartment with a secret garden behind the gate located by a park and minutes from Lake Merritt, downtown Oakland and the Golden Gate District of Oakland. The apartment itself is secure, clean, cool (which is nice when the temp was around 80) with appliances including washer/dryer, microwave and fridge. There is also a coffee maker, tea kettle and blender if you want it. After 1 night in the apartment, I was so happy I extended my stay for another week. Great host was very accommodating!