The hosts couldn't be nicer or more accommodating. Thank you, Alice and Cynthia! (Bruno was out of town while we were there.) The house is on a quiet street in a residential neighborhood, but there is a commercial district with restaurants and grocery stores within easy walking distance. The house is comfortable and very pleasant, with sitting areas both in front and back; we really enjoyed our morning coffee on the back patio. It was about a thirty minute walk through lovely neighborhoods to the Huntington Gardens, and an easy bus ride to the Gamble House, Norton Simon Museum, and shopping in Old Pasadena. If I were traveling to the area again, I would definitely want this to be my home base.