The best thing for us was the location. It was central to everything we wanted to do. We were attending a wedding at St George Syrian orthodox in San Fernando and her house is less than 10 minutes away from the church/reception hall. The property is private and quiet. She was also kind enough to turn on the AC early as there was a heat wave with temps in the 100+ range. The house was nice and cool when we got there, which was great. She was a flexible and accommodating host with good communication.