My boyfriend and I choose to spend one night at Magnolia after we read the great reviews. Host Bill was prompt in several emails between us and the arrival went smoothly. The room has its own entrance and bathroom, and was very clean as promised. We did not meet Bill that night but hoped to meet him the next morning before we left. The morning came and we met him in the hallway that leads from the bedroom, through the living room, to the kitchen where I had something stored in the refrigerator. After I introduced myself and my boyfriend there was an uncomfortable silence. Bill was outwardly perturbed and immediately reprimanded us for walking through the house. He said we should be using the door to the kitchen from the outside and to keep the door from the bedroom locked. We were taken aback and totally surprised. This "rule" was never written or mentioned anywhere in my communication with him. My boyfriend went immediately back into the bedroom followed by Bill who closed the door behind him giving us a stern message to stay out.
Now we are very observant and respectful of house rules. We merely walked through the house to put something in the kitchen. We didn't know there was a door that led to the kitchen from the outside and that we were to use only that. Some kind of communication about this fact would have been appropriate.
In summary, the comfort level of the bed and bath were good, but the hospitality was poor.