North Berkeley Home

Nothing

The owners never provided the check in information despite my repeated requests. I contacted booking.com and because i am a genuis +3 member was able to talk to actual customer service people, who tried to contact the owners but got no response. Our trip was ruined, we had to cancel important plans with friends and the owners have not refunded our money.

The location and ease of access was wonderful. The hosts responded quickly to questions and provided essential daily products.

Everything was there + location was perfekt

Dishwasher was broken

Beware this is not the four bedroom home that they advertise it to be. It is a home that has been split into two separate apartments and they keep the stairway connecting the two locked. Meaning if you have guests staying in all four bedrooms one guest will be isolated downstairs in a separate apartment that they cannot access from inside. The only was to access the fourth bedroom is by walking outside and down uneven stairs which can be hazardous. When trying to communicate with the host about having the inside connecting stairway unlocked for access to the whole house (since I rented what they say is a 4 bedroom house) they did not respond quickly. They actually ignored my first inquiry and then stopped responding all together. This should not be rented out as a whole house and I never would have rented it if I knew it was two separate apartments.

It was in a great location and neighborhood. Also on a busy street. The back deck and yard were very private.

It could use some replacement or cleaning on some of the soiled rugs and furniture and shower stall.

Loved the keyless check-in, easy street parking, walkable neighborhood, comfy beds, open and spacious layout(great for hanging out), well-equipped kitchen—we cooked meals daily and had everything we needed for our group of 5 adults

Difficult to find, not as clean as expected for such a high cleaning fee(stains on upholstery and carpet, mold in showers, missing shower curtain in shared bathroom+mold on walls), HVAC system seems to be connected to unit downstairs (there was a very strong cannabis smell coming through vents).

the code for the door was on the gmail it was very easy getting into the house

i didn’t like the the windows didn’t have any screens, also didn’t like that the back patio door didn’t lock .

Situated in a historic area of Berkeley, beautiful vagitation and architectual ly unique. Rooms were larger than others I have stayed in.

Throw away the old, stained, dirty 6 x 9 cheap throw rug in the living space. Replace with a $300 rug every year. Get rid of the disgusting torn throw pillows in the living area. Take 5 minutes and knock down the outside corner cob webs with a simple hand broom, sweep the back balcony weekly to remove the dirty soot that gets dragged into the home, causing all floors to be unecesarily dirty.. Remove scuff marks from the living and dining area walls. Provide top sheets on the beds. These suggestions will cost you 30 minutes and, and for this low price you might just gain 5 star reviews on an otherwise great home!

great location and view

the front door lock was a little tricky, but we got it after a few tries