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Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~

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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
1 bathroomSleeps 41 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Outdoor space

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Oakland, CA
  • Place, Paramount Theatre
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Fox Theater
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Lake Merritt
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Oakland, CA (OAK-Oakland Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

0 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~

This recently remodeled open concept loft is a ten minute walk to the 19 St BART, a few blocks from Lake Merritt, a Whole Foods market and downtown Oakland. Coffee shops, restaurants, art galleries, and dance studio spaces dot the immediate neighborhood.

The architectural appointments of this cityscape studio merge past and future, with oak floors, exposed brick walls, glass brick room dividers, stainless steel appliances, and granite counter tops. The view from the living area is of an enclosed patio roof garden and the condo space includes a full size, fully equipped kitchen, separate eating area, and bathroom with tile shower. A floor to ceiling curtain may be used to divide the space into two semi-private sleeping areas. One section contains a queen-sized bed, the other an especially comfortable Queen sized convertible sofa bed.

Keywords: Studio Loft

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Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
We do not have childproofing.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
This is a no smoking building by ordinance.
People are not permitted to step onto the adjacent roof garden
Must use the labeled refuse containers for different types of trash - recycling, land fill, and compost. No food scraps in other trash.

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Oakland

Located in Oakland, this condo is in the city centre. Ferry Building and Palace Hotel are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Pier 39 and Union Square. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Oracle Park or Oakland Arena.
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Oakland, CA

What's nearby

  • Paramount Theatre - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Fox Theater - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Lake Merritt - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Oakland Convention Center - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Berkeley Station - 7 min drive
  • 19th St Station - 7 min walk
  • Oakland, CA (OAK-Oakland Intl.) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Ole Ole Burrito Express - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Melt - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Double Standard - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Drake's Dealership - ‬4 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~ pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~?

As of 12 Apr, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~ on 15 Apr, 2026 start from S$125, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Newly Renovated Artist Loft in Historic Building Near ~BART~ located?

Located in KONO, this condo building is within a 10-minute walk of Paramount Theatre and Fox Theater. Lake Merritt and Oakland City Center are also within 15 minutes. 19th St Station is 7 minutes by foot and 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station is 12 minutes.

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 118 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 118 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 118 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 118 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 118 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

6.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

6/10 Okay

Daniel R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Secure Historic Building in Active Neghborhood

This is a funky (in a good way) loft in an historic building. Owner is friendly. The neighborhood had a lot of activity at night. The water hotpot had mold in it. Also the trash was not removed from the previous guest - probably just overlooked along with a couple of other small items.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jun, 2021
Noting some oversights that occurred during our opening back up after the pandemic confirms what it felt like to us as well - harder than we thought it would be. We've been so focused on sanitizing and meeting the CDC guidelines, putting away extra dishes and linens so that you and we can be assured you are staying in a safe and sanitized environment. We're grateful that the pressure on our loft and the environment in which it resides is easing though we have learned many techniques we plan to keep in place for the comfort and sense of security we can provide our guests.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth K.

Best value in SF Bay Area

I've stayed at this property annually for the past few years. It is the best value of any property with easy access to both San Francisco and the East Bay. Oakland is a city that continues to improve for the traveler with outstanding options for dining and drinking within easy walking distance. The unit is clean, well-equipped and well located in Oakland's rapidly improving Uptown area. Check hotel prices in Oakland and you'll see that this apartment beats them all. The sofa bed is improved over what shows in the photographs (Queen size) and the building is quiet and safe. I'll certainly be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Thanks Ken for your update on what's happening in the Uptown neighborhood. And thanks for mentioning the update we've made in the sofa bed since taking those pictures. You're reminding me we need to post some new ones to show it off. Sheila
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sally C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful loft

This loft was so spacious and beautiful! My boyfriend and I were in love! There was great natural lighting, a beautiful kitchen, and bathroom! I felt right at home staying here and never wanted to leave!! Definitely would come back and stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lisa G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Telegraph and 25th Street

lovely artists' studio -- easy walk to a great Pho sandwich place and Lake Merritt
Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Aaron R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean spacious and comfortable

Nice condo in a friendly building. Safe, affordable, and centrally located. I recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pamela H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

We enjoyed our stay

Everyone was kind and accommodating. Loft was cozy, romantic and stocked with everything you need. A home away from home. We loved our six week stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pamela H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Cozy loft is a true statement. Love being here.

Sheila and Lissa are wonderful people. It’s been a great time staying here.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Very nice place in Oakland

This flat is very well appointed, clean, and comfortable. The building is safe and secure. The neighborhood is okay...I am accustomed to navigating in areas where there is a mix of people with varying levels of mental health. My daughter lives a block away and she has thrived in this neighborhood. I will definitely stay here again when I return to Oakland.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Courtney K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute loft - Neighborhood has lots of gems but is a little rough

The loft is cute and all the space a couple needs for a stay. The neighborhood was pretty rough looking on first glance. The Taco Bell next door is noisy throughout the night but not terrible. Even though the neighborhood is a bit rough, there are so many great spots within walking distance! We embraced the neighborhood and ended up having a really good time and walked everywhere we needed to.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Apr, 2020
Embracing the neighborhood is the way to enjoy being in a place that doesn't look like home. Our neighborhood is a changing one, as you can tell from all the construction cranes. It's on the edge of downtown and a center for art galleries and other art-based activities. The First Friday art event sometimes happens on our corner, complete with taco trucks. The Bay Area, like many cities in California, is in need of low income housing for its citizens, so you may see people who live in makeshift camping-type housing nearby where you are walking. If our governor gets his way, CA will solve this problem to the betterment of all its citizens.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Lynn K.

Liked: Communication
Disliked: Location

Mixed

This is a difficult review . While there were good things about this property, there were things that made it not so good. First, and worst, is that our rental car was broken into on the street in front of the building. The bed was comfortable, and as in other reviews, there were lots of nice clean linens, but the shower was terrible. The loft was dark and there were several light bulbs that needed to be replaced. And although there were lots of windows most of them were in odd locations and not very clean, so they didn’t do much for light during the day. There were good restaurants in walking distance so the location was convenient for this, but the surroundings directly around the building that the loft was in weren’t comfortable at all. We did enjoy our stay, but it could have been a lot better
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Vince M.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Comortable, cozy good location for exploring Oakland or travel to SF

The apartment is comfortable, spacious for a studio,. well furnished, plenty of clean towels and linens, comfortable bed. During the chilly damp week of my stay the heater kept the apartment warm to suit my preference. Walk to BART is about 10 minutes, with good options for diners bars and clubs along the way. The location is reasonably quiet except for some noise around the neighboring fast food drive-thru. Would certainly recommend to anyone wanting to visit this Oakland neighborhood, or for a reasonable base for travel to San Francisco (this was my purpose).
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Oakland can be a lot of fun, but use caution!

Everything about this property was great except that it neighbours a slightly less welcoming area of town. Our car had two windows smashed in while parked on the street out front of the unit. We aren't silly enough to leave anything of value in the car, but we still had to deal with getting the windows repaired on our trip. Now that being said, we had a lot of fun in the neighbourhood (hence the 3 stars, and not one!). We had actually planned to go to San Fran, but say in Oakland to save some money and found so many good bars/ restaurants within walking distance of the unit that we never left!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lynn K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place great location

Very clean and comfortable
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicole C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for a few days in San Francisco

The apartment was ideal for the two of us. Had everything we needed with plenty of space. We arrived quickly and cheaply from SFO using the BART airport app. Then we bought Clipper cards to see us through the quick journey into SF each day. Busy with commuters but it saved $$ on expensive hotels. The apartment was a 10min walk away from Bart station. Nice safe area with coffee shops and bars. Whole foods a few minutes away. Sometimes a little noisy with delivery trucks in the early hours but not a real issue. We would happily stay here again. Comfy bed. Good hot shower. Well equipped.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Juliane H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a nice trip

We spent a really nice week in San Francisco. The apartment was as described and really nice and comfortable. Only the parking situation was a little bit difficult from time to time. However, we would love to come back one day!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

LaVonda F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Good "bang for your budget" accommodations

My stay was for 5 days. Only needed a place to sleep for we toured all day. The loft was updated but the building, location, and neighborhood were suspect. There's NOTHING historic about the neighborhood. If you are easily intimidated by uncomfortable surroundings, this is not for you. The loft itself was very neat and clean. There is a ROKU TV and if you are not familiar with ROKU and want to watch TV, you will be disappointed. I asked for a HDMI cord and watch TV from my laptop. Management got me a chord immediately, which was very nice. The location is excellent. We were right by th Bay Bridge and right by the highway to get you to Napa Valley. Overall a good experience.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Wolfgang K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Lage ganz ok, um - mit BART oder mit dem Auto - nach San Francisco rein zu fahren.

Die Wohnung ist prima - die Betten auch; das Haus liegt in einer Nebenstraße; leider sind in der näheren Umgebung sehr viele Obdachlose - tagsüber unproblematisch - nachts aber nicht alleine zu durchqueren. Parkmöglichkeiten vor der Tür - jedoch auf die Schilder wg. wechselnden Parkverbotszeiten und Gebühren achten.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lei w.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Very well maintained and clean room

Sheila's place was exactly as described. Looked better in person than the ads, which shows that it was very nice. Well stocked in terms of essentials (towels, toiletries, hangers etc). Very clean and instructions were very well done. The only thing not perfect is that it is not far from the highway in terms of urbanness - sidewalks close by were dirty and there were homeless around. But this is expected from the downtown oakland location and wasn't an issue during my stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lauren Q.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short Stay

This apartment was perfect for what we were looking for. It had everything we needed for our short stay. The neighborhood is abundant with homeless people but they were all very nice when we were out and about. There were lots of places around to eat at. We didn’t rent a car since it was such a short stay, we just took an Uber everywhere. It was close to everywhere in Oakland and close enough that we spent one day in San Francisco. I would recommend staying here!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ricardo D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great option for visiting San Francisco and the Bay area

The apartment itself was very well equipped with everything that we needed, including all bathroom necessities like shampoo/shower gel etc which was very handy. Very simple to cook some meals too in the kitchen on a couple of occasions. The air conditioner was very useful too. The location was good, both to park on the adjacent streets, and to take a short walk (5 mins) for the BART to reach SF across the Bay. Handy also to not carry around keys and rely on the two access codes to lock and unlock the doors. Wifi very good too. Very good value, and made things much easier to have a very good week in the area.
Verified

8/10 Good

Klaus S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Cheap alternative to San Francisco

The neighborhood is not the best but due to the good connection to San Francisco and airport via bart I can recommend this place for SF visitors. The appartement is clean and quiet and the communication was quick and easy.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

sean d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay in Oakland.

The property was easy to find. When we arrived the instructions to get in were accurate. Apartment was very clean, tidy and surprisingly spacious. Bigger than it looked on the advert. Everything we needed was within a few blocks of where we stayed. Watch out for parking especially on the first Friday of every month. Forget about parking around the apartment on that Friday as the streets are all closed off for a street party on the main road outside. The nearest BART was 19th street and was a few blocks walk. It was ideal for what we needed and would stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Gabriele S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Appartamento strategico

Appartamento pulitissimo con ottime dotazioni. Vicino alla BART per San Francisco. Purtroppo la zona è degradata (homeless) e con pochi servizi.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Ulla M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gut eingerichtetes und sauberes Appartement

Ideal für 2 Personen mit allem was man für den täglichen Bedarf braucht, sogar eine Grundausstattung mit Gewürzen und Öl. Gutes Bett, schöne Möbel, schönes Bad, wie auf den Fotos. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt, die Kommunikation klappte prima. Mit der BART ist man schnell in SanFrancisco, ein guter Supermarkt ist in 10-15 min. zu Fuß erreichbar.
Verified

8/10 Good

Jos B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Don’t judge a book by its cover

The building itself my not look very appealing from the outside, but the appartment was very nice! A clean and spacious loft in an area from which San Fransisco centre is quite close. We loved the space and it was close to some nice bars and restaurants.

About the host

Hosted by Sheila K. Collins

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My husband and I have always wanted to live in California but our families and work have kept us in the Midwest and East. We currently live in Pittsburgh on the Allegheny River but we come to California every chance we get, and we're still involved with the non-profit in the building.

Why they chose this property

The historical building where the loft is located was purchased in 2000 by an art-based non-profit that my husband and I have been involved with for many years. As a volunteer I operated the loft as a corporate apartment for several years for the benefit of the organization until the building became a condo and the small apartments in the building were put up for sale. We bought and renovated the space and stayed in the loft when we came for workshops and retreats. Guests have always come from many countries to participate in classes and trainings in the building, and we often present events or take part in workshops in the building ourselves. When that isn't happening, we rent it to people not associated with the organization

What makes this property unique

Ease of getting to most anywhere in the Bay Area is one of the best advantages of the loft's location. We're 3 blocks from the 19th St. BART Station and buses run often on Telegraph and Broadway.That, and the availability of Uber means It is not necessary to have a car. The center of everybody's favorite city is a 15 min ride on BART - avoiding parking and bridge fees. We are near several medical facilities so medical professionals, family members and even patients have stayed with us while undergoing treatment or getting periodic check-ups.

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