This may be the gold standard for a family vacation. The house and grounds are even more of a find than pictured...the place feels at once comfortably familiar, lovingly lived in and totally available. The pool and garden are gorgeous and idyllic, with that indoor-outdoor flow between, for the kids, bunk beds and a playroom, and a trampoline and a treehouse. The parents can take it all in from the shaded back porch. A block away is a neighborhood park bordered by a lovely bakery cafe with its own garden, a Quick Spar food mart, ATMs, druggist and three other restaurants, so you're only driving for real outings. The neighborhood is ten minutes from the city center (longer during rush hours, but not horribly). We were there during the water shortage, and took the usual conservation steps (such as covering the pool when not in use and taking only occasional short showers), but because the house had a bore hole the garden was still green and flushing quite routine. Steve and his family went above and beyond to make us feel at home; there were even special gifts for our kids from theirs. Attentive, welcoming and almost instantly available...We couldn't have done better.