Large beautiful upstairs floor, walk-in closet, half-bath, Bay view, garden, shared kitchen & house (Shared Housing)

Lovely large (500 square feet) upstairs studio-like room with half-bath and walk-in closet, SF Bay and backyard garden views. It is the entire second floor, very much like a studio apartment. High speed wi fi available in the unit. (Shared kitchen... and shower/bathtub are downstairs). Available for long or short term rental beginning May 1, 2025. Sleeps 1- 3 tenant(s) - one person, a couple, three students, a couple with one child, etc. You will occupy the entire upstairs floor on your own and share the 1st floor of the house with owner who has a bedroom and office downstairs. Shared downstairs: shower/bath, kitchen, laundry, living room with fireplace, piano, high speed wi-fi, cable TV, dining room, front deck, large backyard garden with spring-fed creek and pond, rustic stone and concrete patios, landscaped BBQ & outdoor dining area, fruit trees, vegetable and herb garden (perfect for anyone who likes to grow veggies!). This charming brown shingle cottage is located on a one-block-long, quiet, North Berkeley street only a 5 minute bus ride or 10 minute walk to the North Berkeley Gourmet shopping/dining area and a 20 minute walk to Northside of Campus. Amenities include free wi-fi, cable hook up & tv screen in your room, charming kitchen with in-kitchen dining, formal dining room, full laundry, etc. Room sleeps three and is fully furnished with a queen bed, sofa (usable for guests) with two double futons also available. A sofa bed is also available to be moved to the room if desired. Other furnishings include: bookshelves, dressers, round dining/work table with four chairs, rocking chair, reading chair and ottoman, side tables and lamps. Some can be removed if you have your own furniture you would rather use. Room also has walk-in closet, recently remodeled half-bath and view of Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay. Shower and tub are located downstairs on main floor and are shared with owner. This is a very special house - if you like rustic charm, and a semi-cultivated wild nature back yard with a large vegetable garden (which you are welcome to plant in!) within an urban area, this is the place for you. Owner travels occasionally for work so tenant(s)may have the house to themselves from time to time. Room is appropriate for a single person, a couple, or for parents with a small child (room has three beds available - one queen, one double sofa bed (very comfortable) and one double futon bed). However, if you would really rather live alone, best to look elsewhere - although you would have the whole upstairs to yourself, owner lives downstairs and common space downstairs (kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry, garden patios, etc) is shared. Given the small size of the house, the owner prefers tenants who don't mind sharing space in community with other people and who will interact in a cordial and friendly manner (not a good match for loners). Recent years' tenants have included a UC Post Doc and his teacher/wife (here from Germany for two years), three (3) post-bac interns at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (for 4 months) a couple (post-Doc at UC) from Spain & Germany with a 5 year old daughter (for one year) three (3) visiting students from China (for a summer session) , a filmmaker (for five years), a tech consultant, et al. Owner speaks English, French and Spanish, with some Italian, Russian and a very little Japanese. Read More