The sun setting over a sea of fog, with Mount Tamalpais on the horizon, seen from the Berkeley Hills

Berkeley HillsOff Grizzly PeakAvailable now

Live above
the fog.

A private room with its own entrance in a mid-century redwood home, with a cedar sauna, a cold plunge, red light panels and a home gym. Plus the view you're looking at.

$1,987 / month Sauna + plunge included Month-to-month

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Golden hour up here

The short version

Most rooms come with a bed. This one comes with a recovery routine.

I'm renting the second bedroom in my quiet 2-bed, 1-bath up in the Berkeley Hills. You get your own room with its own entrance, full access to the backyard wellness setup, and one chill, low-drama roommate (me). Furnished or clean slate, your call.

$1,987a month, the whole wellness setup included

$0gym, spa or plunge fees, ever

4recovery tools: sauna, plunge, red light, gym

Nowavailable immediately, month-to-month

01 · The room

Your own door. Your own light.

A bright, private bedroom with a beamed wood ceiling, warm hardwood floors and a full mirrored closet wall. A big glass slider opens right onto the back patio, so the sauna and cold plunge are steps from your bed. It has its own separate entrance, so your comings and goings are your own.

Private bedroom with a separate entrance
Glass slider onto the patio: sauna, plunge and outdoor shower right outside
Beamed ceiling, hardwood floors, mirrored closet wall
Furnished or clean slate, your choice
Shared bath with one roommate
Quiet house, WFH friendly

The second bedroom styled with a white bed, desk and a glass slider onto a fern garden — Styled for the listing

The bedroom today, with a glass slider that opens onto the patio — The room today

The bedroom from the doorway, with hardwood floors and a mirrored closet wall — Mirrored closet wall

The shared bathroom with a granite vanity and a bidet toilet seat — Shared bath

The tiled tub and shower in the shared bathroom — Tub + shower

Tap any photo to see it big. The styled photo is from the home's listing shoot; "today" is how it looks now.

02 · The house

Mid-century redwood, wall-to-wall trees.

Vaulted, beamed ceilings, redwood paneling and a long run of windows looking out into the canopy. It feels like a cabin and lives like a home: gas range, washer and dryer, and the kind of quiet you only get up the hill.

The living room today, with a wall of windows over the trees — Living room, today

Living room windows at dusk — Listing photo

Living room with fireplace and redwood paneling — Listing photo

Dining area with windows on the trees — Listing photo

Kitchen with redwood cabinets — Listing photo

The back patio seen from above, wrapped in green — Listing photo

03 · The ritual

A backyard longevity lab, included in your rent.

People pay day-spa prices for this circuit. Here it's all at home, any time you want it: heat, cold, light and iron, with the trees and the deer for company.

Light

Red light panels

Full-size red and near-infrared panels for a session before coffee or after the gym. Ten minutes, eyes protected, glowing like a lava lamp.

Heat

Dry cedar sauna

A real cedar barrel sauna with a Harvia heater and a stone bed. Dry heat, cedar smell, no membership, no booking app.

Cold

Cold plunge

Chilled, covered and ready next to the sauna. Hot, cold, repeat. It's the best reset in the house.

Iron

Home gym

Rack, barbell and bumper plates, an adjustable bench and an elliptical on rubber floors. No commute, no waiting for the rack.

Rinse

Outdoor shower

Rinse off under the sky between rounds, then lie back on the patio and let your nervous system catch up.

Try it

One round of the house circuit

A sample routine to show the flow, not medical advice. Go at your own pace.

04 · The math

One rent. The whole recovery lab is in it.

No gym membership, no day-spa passes, no booking app. The sauna, cold plunge, red light panels and gym come with the room. Utilities are the only extra.

Gym with sauna + plunge

about $199

Here

in your rent, $0 extra

Typical cost elsewhere: an East Bay gym membership with infrared sauna and cold plunge lists at $199 a month (Body Mechanix Laurel).

GRIZZLY PEAK RETREAT

BERKELEY HILLS, CA · MONTHLY

Private room + entrance$1,987

Dry cedar saunaincl.

Cold plungeincl.

Red light panelsincl.

Home gymincl.

Outdoor showerincl.

Washer + dryerincl.

Sunsets over the fogfree

Deer in the yardfree

RENT$1,987

PLUS UTILITIES · MONTH-TO-MONTH
MOVE-IN: FIRST MONTH + DEPOSIT

PAID IN
SUNSETS

05 · The land

Your neighbors have antlers.

Deer wander through the yard like they pay rent too. These were all filmed and shot at the house this year, some of them right next to the sauna.

Golden hour, on repeat.

The house looks west over the Bay. A few sunsets (and two sunrises) from this year, all shot at home. Swipe through.

Tilden ParkTrails, Lake Anza and the botanic garden up the road

Grizzly PeakThe famous sunset pullouts, right around the corner

Downtown BerkeleyRestaurants and BART, a quick drive down the hill

The whole BayFog, bridges and Mt. Tam on the horizon

Joe, smiling, arms crossed, in a black t-shirt

YOUR ROOMMATE
JOE · chill, low drama

Executive Edge mode

06 · Your roommate

Hi, I'm Joe.

I coach executives on health and performance, I've danced professionally for twenty years, and I build AI systems for fun. I keep a calm, clean-living, low-drama home, and I use the sauna and plunge a lot, so if you want a contrast-therapy buddy you've got one. If you want quiet, you've got that too.

Founder, Executive EdgeExecutive health and performance coaching

1st place, Global TarraxoParis, 2024. I teach workshops in Paris, Madrid, Gran Canaria and Montreal

Pro dancer since 2004Corporate shows for Pixar, Salesforce, Oracle, Sony and Kaiser Permanente

Overall ChampionNatural bodybuilding, with a pro qualification

Retreat producerAbout 25 events and retreats, including Dance Your Medicine in Costa Rica

AI tinkererI designed and run my own team of AI agents

Sauna regularCold plungerDancerHealth coachTech nerdMusic loverSunset chaser

07 · Who'll love it here

Built for grown-ups who like feeling good.

You are

30 or older (any gender)
Steady income, with proof
Working from home? Totally fine
Respectful of a quiet, calm home

Bonus points

Health + wellnessGrowth-mindedTechArtMusicDJDancing

House rules

No smoking
No pets

That's the whole list. Be kind, keep it clean, enjoy the sauna.

08 · The details

Everything, at a glance.

Rent: $1,987 / month
Utilities: Paid on top of rent
Move-in: First month + deposit
Term: Month-to-month, available now
Room: Private, own entrance
Bath: Shared with 1
Furnishing: Furnished or empty
Home: 2 bed, 1 bath
Wellness: Sauna, plunge, red light, gym
Kitchen + laundry: Gas range, washer + dryer
Deposit: $1,987 (one month)
Parking: Street

10 · Questions

Good questions.

When can I move in?

Right away. The room is available now.

What does it take to move in?

First month's rent plus a deposit equal to one month's rent: $1,987 + $1,987, so $3,974 up front.

What's included in the $1,987?

The room plus full access to the home gym, dry cedar sauna, cold plunge, red light panels and outdoor shower. Washer and dryer too. Utilities are paid on top of rent; I'll walk you through what they usually run when we talk.

Is there a lease?

Month-to-month. No long commitment.

Does it come furnished?

Your choice. It can be furnished, or a clean slate for your own things.

Who else lives there?

Just me, Joe. It's a 2-bed, 1-bath, so you share the bathroom with one person.

Can I work from home?

Yes. WFH is totally fine, and the house is quiet.

Parking?

Street parking.

Pets or smoking?

Neither, sorry. It's a no smoking, no pets home.

Where exactly is it?

Up in the Berkeley Hills, just off Grizzly Peak. I share the exact address once we've connected.

$1,987/moPlus utilities · Available now

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