Our host greeted us with a warm welcome. The cottage is beautiful, very well appointed and comfortable. We rested well here. The mornings magical in the quiet cool mountain air. We moved around Los Angeles easily with this being our home base. We explored the area and fell in love with the shops and dining in sweet Sierra Madre 1 1/2 mile away . Faisal shared with us the details of the history & architecture of the area. It is a beautiful part of LA we would not have discovered had we not rented this charming cottage. We moved on to central coast for the remainder of our stay in a luxury large condo. It's beautiful but lacks the warmth Faisal's little cottage offered us. We highly recommend this lovely space.