I was reluctant to write anything, b/c like most guests noted - the host seems really nice. However, in order to help others avoid the surprise we felt when we arrived, here's our attempt at an objective review. Simply said, the place looks/feels like a frat house: 1 - parking is a quarter mile down the road in a dirt patch...which was muddy b/c of the rain; 2 - lots of shoes sprawled by the door right when entering; 3 - the kitchen looked like someone just had a cookout there; 4 - the shared bathroom would be ok...if it were cleaned...but it wasn't; 5 - not sure how many people were in the house, but it's definitely not a place to stay if you're looking for quiet; 6 - the closet had dirty linen on the floor; and 7 - to the host's credit, they do warn of dogs...so heads up - they do bark...often. Long story short - the house is nice and the location is set in beautiful hills, but there didn't appear to be any effort to clean the place. Hopefully we just caught them on a bad day