Leonid was excellent at communicating with me. The house is in a very safe district, is very clean and tidy, the room warm as described. We didn't see Leonid very much during our stay, but he was friendly when chatted briefly over breakfast. The house had everything you would need in your stay, but I would describe it as functional rather than homely. We drove to the nearest BART station from his place to get into the city which was pretty easy. I'm not sure it would be so convenient without a car? We didn't see too many places to eat at nearby, so we tended to eat in the city or bring a few groceries back with us.