Our very pleasant host gave us great directions to get to our garden cottage and was there to welcome us and answer any questions. The cottage was just as pictured and described--very neat and clean, charming. Due to the damp weather, ants had found the bathroom, but Melinda installed ant bait and they gradually diminished-- and were confined to the corner of the bathroom...really didn't present a problem for us. The location is great: close to grocery store, coffee shop, etc. We did not walk to the boardwalk, but we could have--about 10 blocks. Street parking worked out fine, as did the alley/gate entrance.
Very pleasant garden atmosphere outside, though we did nothing but go through it to our cottage. The queen sized bed was very comfortable. We were thrilled to be able to watch the Packer game on the TV with our Venice Beach son who has no TV :)
All in all, we had a great stay and would consider going back in a future visit! Thank you, Melinda!