Sunny, charming 2/1 cottage offers the privacy of a stand-alone house with a cozy, tucked-away feel. Newly renovated and fully furnished with a thriving edible garden, it's a rare urban retreat. <br /><br />5 min walk to: <br />-4th Street's acclaimed restaurants, boutiques<br />-Famous roaster Coro Coffee, grocery stores and bakeries. <br /><br />Bike ride or jog to:<br />-Aquatic Park: bike protected path, popular for jogging <br />-The Marina: Rental for SUP, kayak, or take sailing classes<br />-Ohlone trail that connects to Albany<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />800-sq-ft apartment.<br /><br />2 bedrooms (full and queen beds), living room, full kitchen. Walk to 4th Street shops/restaurants and transit (BART/Amtrak).<br /><br />Amenities included: WiFi, in unit private washer/dryer all in one combo (set it and forget it), cookware, linens. We live in the front house with a child. Easy access to SF, Marina, and UC Berkeley. Free street parking. Local recommendations available.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​<br /><br />The cottage is standalone behind the main house and has a shared garden that grows strawberries, veggies, herbs. Enjoy your coffee or book next to the pear and fig tree. <br /><br />The washer dryer is a all in one combo (please give it plenty of time if washing AND drying as a load can take 7 hours/overnight). Fast wifi, 2 burner induction stovetop, airfryer, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker and cooking and eating ware and utensils. The bathroom shower has shampoo, conditioner and body soap for guests to enjoy. No need to bring towels, linens, or a hair dryer as they are included.<br /><br />Guests enter through a locked side gate to the backyard. There is free street parking. <br /><br />If we are in town, which we most always are, we like to make ourselves available to the guests as little or as much as they like. Guests can always ask us for recommendations of sites to visit and places to go.<br /><br />In addition to the close access to UC Berkeley, San Francisco, and the Fourth Street shopping area, you're just a short walk away from Berkeley's Marina, which overlooks the entire bay. It is a beautiful place to walk or bike. You can even rent kayaks, boards and boats and go standup paddle boarding, windsurfing, kayaking or sailing along the bay.<br /><br />This is one of the best neighborhoods in the city of Berkeley regarding accessibility to public transportation. The house is one block to multiple AC transit bus lines, 1.3 miles to North Berkeley BART station, and 2 blocks to the Berkeley Amtrak train station. It is also located just blocks from the freeway leading into San Francisco and the South Bay in one direction and Sacramento and Marin in the other. Free street parking is also readily available.<br /><br />City of Berkeley Zoning Certificate for Short-Term Rental: ZCSTR2026-1109<br /><br /><b>Other things to note</b><br />Fast internet makes it easy to work remote. <br /><br />All windows have black out curtains for your sleeping comfort.