Margie has a beautiful place, with thoughtful touches. You wake up to the Altadena mountains, and can browse through her (pretty decent) book collection while enjoying the morning coffee. Margie herself is a wonderful host, and very accommodating. She prepared scones for us and even left us some disposable utensils since we were staying for long and it was difficult washing the dishes without a sink. The only downside for a long stay would be the lack of a kitchen stove, but otherwise, this is the place I'd end up in everytime I am around Pasadena next.