Irene's house turns 100 years old next years so there's a lot of history and charm here! the house is really long and where guests stay is in the back of the house overlooking the garden. it's almost like a private guest's quarters which I really liked. each room is large and spacious. i think IRene knows how obsessed I was with her kitchen fittings - I loved picking out my dishware everyday and sat outside on the garden patio for breakfast. everything is kept up beautifully. the area is so quiet and not far to get to the downtown/old Pasadena which is where I was most days. Irene is friendly and has a lovely Irish accent you get to listen to as she talks. She has a lovely dog who happily greets everyone as they come in with sweet toe licks. She is really good host and asked me many times if she could get me anything which is so appreciated. I think you'd love it!