This is the perfect place to get away from the big city not far away from the city. This cottage is perfectly located in between the beach and the LA valley. There is plenty of trails to hike on in the back yard, and our dog loved all the different walks we got to take her on. Maggie was an amazing host helping us with the fire one night and bringing us her coffee grinder another morning. The other thing I loved is making a fire for heat every night. There was plenty of wood provided and me and my gf had a fire going every night.