Masha was a lovely host and very flexible. Her home was lovely and comfortable. The cat was no bother and really preferred to keep to herself. We were in town to see a show in Santa Monica, it was a short drive to the beach. Street parking posed a bit of a problem, but as the home has a garage, this only affected our lunch guest, who being local is used to this. This home was a bargain on the budget for our family of 6. I would stay there again and I would recommend it to friends.