Adeline Garden Bed & Breakfast - Oakland, California

Anonymous P.

When we called the establishment, the owner said that the room was fit for 3 adult guests. When we arrived and saw the room, it was evidently made for 2 people at most (1 queen bed and a small couch that would barely hold one person), but we had to make do with it. When we asked to see the bathroom, he refused to show it to us, stating that "he doesn't do tours", which is rather suspicious of an Airbnb. He was overly confrontational, and when we tried to pay him in cash and ask for change back, he was evidently incapable of doing the calculations given that he gave us back a wrong amount and argued with us until we showed him the calculation on a calculator (after which he proceeded to sigh, roll his eyes, and give us the correct amount). The room and the front door both had electronic auto-locks, but the code that the owner gave for those locks was wrong, so one of us had to be in the room at all times to ensure that we weren't locked out. The worst part about the establishment, however, had to be the bathroom. It was dirty, had hair everywhere, and had a lingering scent of dog urine (which was not good news given that he had multiple dogs both inside and outside of the establishment). The shower and bathroom had hair everywhere, including on the floor and walls. Overall, a bad experience, DO NOT RECOMMEND.

Tldr (because I realize my review was kinda long):
- Room smaller than advertised
- Overly-confrontational owner
- Broken door locks
- Extremely dirty bathroom

Mariam B.

Definitely do not recommend. I am echoing a previous comment that said how not well maintained, unclean, and unorganized the place is and how suspicious the good reviews are.
The owner made us wait outside for the room as if they weren't expecting us. We booked through Airbnb and the listing was under someone else's name, not the person who was there, and the two were somehow not communicating?
It was very suspicious but it was late and we needed a place to stay. The police was leaving there when we arrived. While I have to say the decor of the place is really awesome and the place has a lot of potential, it was not well maintained, and the dogs made the place smell awful. There were wet pee pads all over the floor, and pieces of dog feces.
My friends and I stay at a lot of airbnbs throughout the years and it's safe to say this was the most uncomfortable and suspicious we ever were.

Azalea M.

Love the rainforest theme. It was a challenging time in my life Michael made me feel welcomed as a person from the community . He is also a chef and made the best vegetarian lunch for me and made the best breakfast towards my needs. I highly recommend you have him cook for you . I love the bully dogs and all the plants . This place is centrally located near everything in thr Bay area ans reasonably priced so I oukd stay here and see friends and family. It has all eclectic community art which is really funky and cool . I love tea and he gave me a different variety of teas in a beautiful cup .....please note I'm not a friend of Michael never met him so this review is coming from the heart ♥️

DeAngelo A.

I have been in and out this house and every time I rent there it always a warm welcome. and all the dogs are very nice and and the beautiful plants and multiple rooms.Always clean when you order food it’s always made perfectly and i recommend you to stay at the adeline garden

Aleksandr K.

Very unique place, love it love everything there the atmosphere is so relaxing and plants make it feels like you in the nature and of course very friendly and beautiful dogs there!

Laura J.

NOT GOOD. This property is not well maintained or clean enough per business standards. It is run down. That is why the cost is so low. The outside space is not an inviting place to sit since the dogs use it to do their business, and the owner fails to clean it up promptly. Although individual rooms were lockable by fingerprint, the front door was always left open/unlocked. Unsafe.

The proximity to San Francisco is the only positive. However, it is not in a particularly pleasant part of Oakland itself either.

I overlooked negative reviews due to all of the positive ones. After staying there (aka sticking it out,) I have my doubts about the veracity and validity of the positive reviews. Seriously.

I do not feel my standards are exceptionally high or unreasonable. This place is NOT GOOD.

Jackson C.

The owner was extremely rude to me. I booked a room online through the website & he acted like he had no idea I was coming. He was also disrespectful to my boss & I. If you plan on staying here, I highly recommend to use Airbnb instead of this website. If you book through the website, the owner may have no clue you’re coming! I’m lucky he didn’t kick me out like he has seemingly done to others (read the reviews). Such a beautiful house & you can tell the guy is cool when he isn’t mad at you for paying him through HIS WEBSITE instead of Airbnb.

ed W.

At first I was disappointed that we were not staying at an establishment. When we drove to the location it looked like a run-down house. I was a little concerned. But once I called the guy he showed us around. The rooms were nice but there were no TVs. At first I wasn't too happy about that but me and my wife we're okay with playing with her phones. At the end of the day I feel pretty comfortable staying at this place. We booked it for 40 something dollars. Which is a pretty good price regardless. I wasn't happy when the dude asked for an additional $20 for my wife. It was close to a lot of restaurants and stores. Is located in downtown Oakland. If you want the real Oakland experience this place is for you!