Huge, epic, historic mansion. Easily sleeps 40+.

Entire villa in Oakland, California

  1. 16+ guests
  2. 19 bedrooms
  3. 20 beds
  4. 9 baths
Rated 4.89 out of 5 stars.119 reviews
Hosted by Ej
  1. Superhost
  2. 13 years hosting

Listing highlights

Historic Victorian mansion with gardens

An 8,000+ sq ft Victorian mansion with gardens, two kitchens, and free laundry

Equipped for day-to-day living

Two kitchens, a dishwasher, and free on-site laundry make longer stays comfortable
The historic Ellen Kenna Victorian mansion. Private room w/ Queen bed and desk; + 2,000 sf common area, fine art throughout, and gorgeous gardens.
FAST 1 gig wifi, easy parking. 2 kitchens. Free Laundry. 2-4 blocks to charming Xochi cafe, & great Thai, Champa Garden. Tons more shops and restaurants, tennis courts, kayaking, sailing within 1 mile. Great hikes within just 15 minutes. The mansion listings have hundreds of 5-star reviews.
Your host, EJ Blumberg

The space
Absolutely enormous, gorgeous mansion. Featured in many catalogs and commercials. Same architect as the Flood Mansion, a major San Francisco landmark.

REDECORATING IN PROGRESS. I can promise at least 13 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms 2 dining rooms, the living room, and two foyers. More may be available. If you need more, please just ask before you reserve.

Overview:
At least 24 beds can be provided, if arranged in advance. Spread over 19 bedrooms, they include 2 kings, 17 queens, and 5 twins. There are also vast common areas, on the first floor, and third floor.

Second Floor : 9 bedrooms and four bathrooms. 1 bedroom has a king bed, while the others have queens. 1 bedroom has both a queen and a twin.

Entry Floor (entered 1 flight of stairs from the driveway) - Kitchen, Vast Common areas and 5 bedrooms. 1 is huge, and has a King bed. The others have Queen beds. This floor also has massive common areas, including 2 big dining rooms, 2 foyers, a living room and a large kitchen.

Top Floor - 5 bedrooms, all with queen beds. Plus large Common area with 5 twin beds, 2 full size "Klik Klak" sofa beds, and 2 big sofas comfortable for sleeping. And a cabinet with board games, puzzles and more.

Basement Floor Bathroom:
The basement has a full bathroom, with a shower. The basement is not pretty.

Outdoors:
There are vast, beautiful outdoor spaces, with several furnished areas, in which to enjoy the great many sunny days in Oakland (far sunnier than SF).

Guest access
8,000+ house square foot mansion and gardens that surround it. Only the Garage, basement (other than the bathroom), and a small amount of storage space are not accessible.

Other things to note
Please see additional people charges of $50 per person after 10 people. Those charges are for each day or night. Fees will be reduced somewhat if people will be there for only a few hours. Please inquire for details of you intend to have more than 10 people at the property at any time. If there is not anything otherwise in writing, the charge will be $50 per person beyond ten people for each day or night.

Due to a few past dishonest guests throwing big parties, all reservations must pay $2,000 SECURITY DEPOSIT.

Where you’ll sleep

Bedroom 1
1 king bed, 1 single bed
Bedroom 2
1 king bed, 1 single bed
Bedroom 3
1 queen bed, 1 single bed

What this place offers

Courtyard view
Garden view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace

3 nights in Oakland

Mar 22, 2018 - Mar 25, 2018

4.89 out of 5 stars from 119 reviews

Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 91% of reviews
  2. 4 stars, 8% of reviews
  3. 3 stars, 2% of reviews
  4. 2 stars, 0% of reviews
  5. 1 stars, 0% of reviews

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

Guests mention

Where you’ll be

Oakland
Hip-hop history, a bayfront shoreline, and a working waterfront give this East Bay city a grounded, creative identity by the water.
This listing's location is verified and the exact location will be provided after booking.

From the host

This neighborhood has many gorgeous Victorians and Colonial Revival homes, dating from the late 1800's and early 1900's. 10th Ave, 2 blocks away, is an Oakland historic district. To be clear, while there are other, grand mansions, there are also small houses and lower income apartment buildings. There are wonderful parks and restaurants within a 2 - 10 minute drive. However, there is little to do in walking distance.

Lake Merritt, Oakland's best known natural landmark, a primary gathering place, and a lovely recreation area, is about 12 blocks NW. There are 4 very good casual restaurants within a 2 minute drive. These are Champa Garden Thai; the modern and stylish gourmet pizza at Philomena; Burmese at Grocery Cafe; and Kainbigan Filipino. There are many more good restaurants within a 5 - 10 minute drive.

PLEASE SEE GUIDEBOOK FOR MUCH MORE INFORMATION.

Meet your host

Superhost
601 reviews
4.8 out of 5 average rating
13 years of hosting
Where I went to school: Columbia business school and USC
My work: AIRBNB :)
I've spent most of my life between the Bay Area, Santa Monica, and NYC. I like art and the rentals are quite filled with it. I've traveled a lot, from 10 in a room hostels to luxury, and understand what makes a nice place to visit. it's important to me that you have a great stay!

Ej is a Superhost

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