Carmen is a really great host. She and her husband are very responsive to address any questions or concerns we have. They are very accommodating and flexible to give us some leeway on check in and check out times as our schedule was a bit restrictive due to meetings.
We stayed for about 1 month and felt comfortable overall. The location is amazingly convenient and most things we need were all about 10 mins walk away. This provided a good opportunity to stretch and get a little exercise in.
The room is comfortable and the availability of 2 desks was convenient. The kitchenette area was about right for light heating and cooking. For longer stays like ours, the fridge was a little small. Fortunately, the guests in the other room did not need much space.
The walls were also rather thin, and you can hear quite clearly any sound or conversations from the other room. Air conditioning especially heating was a bit challenging. When it gets cold at night and the heater needs to come on, it will overheat the other room. If turned off, it gets too cold. Fortunately, for the most part, by having the aircon off, it was still comfortable with the provided blankets. Carmen helped to speak with the other guests during the early part of our stay to work out a proper arrangement on the heating. at night.
For parking, try to park the car in the space next to the garage. When we park under the tree, the car gets really dirty from the branches and bird droppings.
There really were no major issues and Carmen was always super responsive to our questions, requests and needs. When we do run into her with her dogs in the garden, she always greeted us with a smile and held the dogs back so that they do not disturb us. The dogs were also very friendly.