Cynthia's cottage is centrally located in the Santa Monica area. There is a very nice grocery store a block away which sells really good food. There is also a laundromat and a bakery and a dessert/ice cream shop all 1 block away. At the entrance of the cottage there is an amazing hot tub and the place is very clean and comfortable. I stayed from Sunday to Sunday and do wish I had another set of linens and towels included for one week. Otherwise the place was perfect, clean and the best bonus of all is that the TV has all the premium channels available and it was so enjoyable. I had my privacy and I was very comfortable.---Thank you Cynthia.