House in Kensington, CA
6 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this house rental
The space
Perched in the Kensington hills, this renovated two-level home is furnished for stays where the setting matters: a west-facing panorama from the Golden Gate Bridge to Mt. Tam, sunsets over the bay, and quiet, leafy streets minutes from Berkeley.
🌉 Main level: living, dining and kitchen (level entry, no steps)
A wood-slat gate opens onto a private brick courtyard and the front door. Inside, the open living and dining room is lined with a wall of black-framed picture windows under beamed ceilings, with warm oak floors throughout. Settle into bouclé lounge chairs facing the view, curl up by the gas fireplace set into a custom navy built-in with wall-mounted TV, or host dinner for eight with the bay as your backdrop.
The renovated kitchen has white shaker cabinetry, a quartz island, a shimmering handmade zellige tile backsplash and stainless appliances, including a gas range, French-door refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave. It comes stocked with cookware, knives, a Keurig, electric kettle, toaster, spices and pantry basics.
🛏 Main-level king bedroom
A calm, light-filled room with a king bed, garden-facing windows, a reading loveseat, dresser and closet. The full bath steps away has a floating trough-sink vanity and a glass-enclosed tub-shower in white subway tile.
🌅 Lower level: family room, king suite and view deck (private entrance)
Downstairs is a second living space with its own entrance, so a second couple, grandparents or a long-stay guest get real privacy. The sunny family room has a queen sofa bed, a second dining table, a wallpapered office nook with desk, and French doors out to the view deck.
The king suite looks out over the deck to the water through a large picture window. It has its own desk and an ensuite bath with a glass-enclosed tub-shower, rain and handheld shower heads, and built-in linen storage.
🌿 Outdoors
The view deck is furnished with an outdoor sofa and lounge chairs. It’s the best seat in the house for morning coffee or a glass of wine at sunset. Below, a terraced, professionally landscaped garden with a stone path offers more bay views.
✨ Comfort and convenience
Central heat-pump air conditioning and heating, plus a gas fireplace
Fast Wi-Fi [___ Mbps] and two dedicated workspaces
Washer and dryer in the attached garage
Attached one-car garage plus a driveway parking space
Quality linens, towels, hair dryer and toiletries
Self check-in with smart lock
Sleeping arrangements (sleeps 6)
Main level: king bed
Lower level: king bed with ensuite bath
Lower-level family room: queen sofa bed
You’ll have the entire home: both levels, the view deck, the backyard garden, the attached garage with washer and dryer, and the driveway parking space. Check-in is self-serve with a smart lock, and the lower level also has its own separate entrance.
Guests will enjoy full privacy and independence during their stay, with easy self check-in and check-out. I’m always available by phone or message if you need help, local tips, or quick assistance—whether it’s restaurant recommendations or troubleshooting during your stay. My goal is to ensure a smooth, comfortable, and worry-free experience from check-in to check-out.
Kensington is a small, leafy hillside community between the Berkeley Hills and Tilden Regional Park, prized for its views and its calm. Walk about 10 minutes to the village strip on Arlington Avenue for breakfast at Inn Kensington or coffee at Raxakoul, or drive five minutes down to Colusa Circle for morning buns at Semifreddi’s. Blake Garden, UC Berkeley’s hillside garden with bay views, is close by, and Tilden’s Botanic Garden, Lake Anza and miles of ridge trails are about 10 minutes away. Solano Avenue’s restaurants and North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, home of Chez Panisse and the Cheese Board, are 5 to 10 minutes by car.
A car is the easiest way to get around, and parking is on site. Approximate drive times: UC Berkeley ~15 min · Lawrence Berkeley National Lab ~15–20 min · El Cerrito Plaza BART ~5–10 min (then about 25 min by train to downtown SF) · downtown San Francisco 30–45 min · Oakland Airport ~30 min · SFO ~45 min · Napa ~1 hr. Times vary with traffic.
Interior stairs connect the two levels, and the backyard is terraced and sloped, so please supervise young children outdoors.
Exterior security cameras monitor the driveway, front and side entries, right side and backyard over the deck - none pointing towards the home. There are no cameras inside the home.
No parties or events. Quiet hours are 10 PM to 8 AM; this is a quiet residential street with close neighbors.
No smoking or vaping anywhere on the property (including the patio), and no open flames outdoors. Kensington is a high fire-hazard area.
Pets are welcome (a pet fee applies).
Perched in the Kensington hills, this renovated two-level home is furnished for stays where the setting matters: a west-facing panorama from the Golden Gate Bridge to Mt. Tam, sunsets over the bay, and quiet, leafy streets minutes from Berkeley.
🌉 Main level: living, dining and kitchen (level entry, no steps)
A wood-slat gate opens onto a private brick courtyard and the front door. Inside, the open living and dining room is lined with a wall of black-framed picture windows under beamed ceilings, with warm oak floors throughout. Settle into bouclé lounge chairs facing the view, curl up by the gas fireplace set into a custom navy built-in with wall-mounted TV, or host dinner for eight with the bay as your backdrop.
The renovated kitchen has white shaker cabinetry, a quartz island, a shimmering handmade zellige tile backsplash and stainless appliances, including a gas range, French-door refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave. It comes stocked with cookware, knives, a Keurig, electric kettle, toaster, spices and pantry basics.
🛏 Main-level king bedroom
A calm, light-filled room with a king bed, garden-facing windows, a reading loveseat, dresser and closet. The full bath steps away has a floating trough-sink vanity and a glass-enclosed tub-shower in white subway tile.
🌅 Lower level: family room, king suite and view deck (private entrance)
Downstairs is a second living space with its own entrance, so a second couple, grandparents or a long-stay guest get real privacy. The sunny family room has a queen sofa bed, a second dining table, a wallpapered office nook with desk, and French doors out to the view deck.
The king suite looks out over the deck to the water through a large picture window. It has its own desk and an ensuite bath with a glass-enclosed tub-shower, rain and handheld shower heads, and built-in linen storage.
🌿 Outdoors
The view deck is furnished with an outdoor sofa and lounge chairs. It’s the best seat in the house for morning coffee or a glass of wine at sunset. Below, a terraced, professionally landscaped garden with a stone path offers more bay views.
✨ Comfort and convenience
Central heat-pump air conditioning and heating, plus a gas fireplace
Fast Wi-Fi [___ Mbps] and two dedicated workspaces
Washer and dryer in the attached garage
Attached one-car garage plus a driveway parking space
Quality linens, towels, hair dryer and toiletries
Self check-in with smart lock
Sleeping arrangements (sleeps 6)
Main level: king bed
Lower level: king bed with ensuite bath
Lower-level family room: queen sofa bed
You’ll have the entire home: both levels, the view deck, the backyard garden, the attached garage with washer and dryer, and the driveway parking space. Check-in is self-serve with a smart lock, and the lower level also has its own separate entrance.
Guests will enjoy full privacy and independence during their stay, with easy self check-in and check-out. I’m always available by phone or message if you need help, local tips, or quick assistance—whether it’s restaurant recommendations or troubleshooting during your stay. My goal is to ensure a smooth, comfortable, and worry-free experience from check-in to check-out.
Kensington is a small, leafy hillside community between the Berkeley Hills and Tilden Regional Park, prized for its views and its calm. Walk about 10 minutes to the village strip on Arlington Avenue for breakfast at Inn Kensington or coffee at Raxakoul, or drive five minutes down to Colusa Circle for morning buns at Semifreddi’s. Blake Garden, UC Berkeley’s hillside garden with bay views, is close by, and Tilden’s Botanic Garden, Lake Anza and miles of ridge trails are about 10 minutes away. Solano Avenue’s restaurants and North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto, home of Chez Panisse and the Cheese Board, are 5 to 10 minutes by car.
A car is the easiest way to get around, and parking is on site. Approximate drive times: UC Berkeley ~15 min · Lawrence Berkeley National Lab ~15–20 min · El Cerrito Plaza BART ~5–10 min (then about 25 min by train to downtown SF) · downtown San Francisco 30–45 min · Oakland Airport ~30 min · SFO ~45 min · Napa ~1 hr. Times vary with traffic.
Interior stairs connect the two levels, and the backyard is terraced and sloped, so please supervise young children outdoors.
Exterior security cameras monitor the driveway, front and side entries, right side and backyard over the deck - none pointing towards the home. There are no cameras inside the home.
No parties or events. Quiet hours are 10 PM to 8 AM; this is a quiet residential street with close neighbors.
No smoking or vaping anywhere on the property (including the patio), and no open flames outdoors. Kensington is a high fire-hazard area.
Pets are welcome (a pet fee applies).
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