Our home is a beautiful, light-filled historic house filled with enormous French windows and doors, a wrap-around deck, a garden, a redwood tree in the backyard, and a hot tub. It's especially well-suited for families with young children (we have two!). The home is nicely decorated, and the kitchen is recently renovated, and it's walkable to several different shopping districts and a train station.

The Space

Our home is on a quiet residential street. The large open-floor plan living room and dining room has enormous French windows and doors, a large fireplace, and midcentury modern decor. 

There are three bedrooms, including a front master bedroom with French windows. A second bedroom includes a bunkbed with a full size bed on the bottom. A third bedroom/nursery has a toddler bed.

Outside, you'll find a sunny deck with a dining table and couch. the deck wraps around to a space with a hot tub and grill. 

In the back, there is a terraced garden that leads to one of the famous Berkeley rocks -- a huge house-size granite boulder called "Picnic Rock."

This house is a classic Berkeley gem that's been in my family for 30 years. I hope you enjoy is as much as we do!

Guest Access

You walk through our gate and up our cobbled stone front path to access the house either through the front door or the side deck door. There is ample parking up front.

Features

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Fridge

WiFi

Bed sheets

Oven

Towels

Washer

TV

Heating

Hair dryer

Microwave

Iron

Dishwasher

Smoke alarms

Clothes dryer

Coffee machine

High Speed Internet

Garden / yard

Bathtub

Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

BBQ

First aid kit

Fireplace

Toys

Hot tub

House Rules

Suitable for infants under 2

Suitable for children ages 2-12

Pets not allowed

No smoking

Allergens

Cat free

Dog free

Carpet free

Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

The Thousand Oaks neighborhood is one of the nicest in Berkeley, filled with well-known granite boulders and close to several shopping districts, including Solano Ave. Walk to Indian Rock, numerous coffee shops, boutiques, book shops, ice cream parlors, parks and more.

Getting to my home

We love to ride our e-bikes around Berkeley! It's bikeable, walkable, drivable, busable, and a walk or short drive to a BART station that takes you straight to San Francisco.

Nearest airport

Oakland and San Francisco airports are both convenient

Getting Around

15 minute walk to train station, 10 minute walk to several shopping districts.

Map of Approximate Location

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Jenny

Greetings! We're a family of four in Berkeley, California who love nature, traveling, trains, and exploring the big city. I'm a journalist and my husband is a lawyer. We live in a beautiful historic home in Berkeley, California, USA, with a hot tub and a redwood tree in the back yard. We love to travel with our two little boys (ages 7 and 3) and are excited to check out the world of home exchange!