I totally agree with the other guests that Vivian offers a very clean place and it's nice to have a separate entrance. It's also true that she's very friendly (she gave me some persimmons from her tree in the backyard on the evening I arrived). I thought it was nice that before she bought a new pillow, she texted me and asked me whether I wanted a low or high pillow and that she bought new bedsheets. I thought that was thoughtful. I liked the room aesthetically, because it had two windows and a view to the garden and there was a lot of light entering through the windows. The writing desk had a good size and the chair was comfortable. It was great to have my own bathroom and everything looked spick and span. However, from the descriptions I had expected a much more private place. Unfortunately, the walls are paper thin and the room leads to the house and the doors don't close all the way to the floor, so there is a 2-3 inch gap and one can hear every sound she and her two roommates are making. For example, you can hear someone cutting on a board, or the clanking of dishes, or even the rustling of paper bags and so although they're not loud people and party, one constantly knows what the other is doing. So, I felt if I can hear everything they're doing they can hear everything I'm doing. And I personally didn't feel comfortable with this. Also, to me, where I'm partly writing from home, I found these sounds to be distractive. Also, her roommate is a pianist and she practices an hour every day and unfortunately, that Saturday I was there she kept practicing and practicing over and over again after some breaks and so I found that to be disturbing. Although Vivian offered to talk to her and to have her only practice when I'm not there, I didn't like the idea of having to say, now I'm leaving and then I'll be back and also I didn't want her not to practice, if she needed to or felt like it. A writer and a pianist under one roof is probably not a match made in heaven :) What else? Well, as for me, I wish I could have had a key to lock the door to the bathroom and my bedroom. Although nobody would have stepped in, I just would have felt a greater sense of privacy. A few things to keep in mind.... I'm rather short, so it was a bit difficult for me to close the gate that leads to the backyard and there is no light above it, so it was a little hard to close it properly at night and once I forgot to click the lock sign on the keypad and the door was open, when I returned. Perhaps one more thing which you may want to keep in mind. Vivian charges extra for certain services. For example one load of laundry costs 9 Dollars, if one stays there between 1-3 days and it can only be washed with cold water. Or one has to pay an extra 5 Dollars to have fresh towels after staying there for seven days, etc... so just know that if you stay there for a longer period of time and are on a budget you either have to go to the laundry mat and do it yourself or pay the extra fee. Generally speaking though, it's a nice place and Torrance is great and so, if you are gone for most of the day, or do things which wouldn't require your concentration, you wouldn't be affected by any of this. It's certainly a quiet place at night and the heater works and comes on at 9 p.m. So, if I hadn't been in need of some solitude and quietness, I would have certainly stayed longer. Thanks Vivian!