I couldn't have hoped for a better experience for my first AirBnB stay! The night before my sister and I flew in from NorCal, I scoured travel sites for a moderately priced hotel and nothing came close to having the amenities and convenience of this place.

From the start Kelly was incredibly welcoming, communicative and patient. Word to the wise, be sure your phone or other GPS-capable device is fully charged before you head to this place. After my flight and a morning of running around town, my phone died and the screenshot of turn-by-turn directions I had on my laptop was useless. We were over an hour late meeting Kelly at the property and she was still so pleasant when we arrived. Along with her kind disposition, stepping foot in to the pleasantly fragrant, clean, airy unit really helped melt away the stress of travel.

Kelly oriented us to the unit's amenities -- which there are plenty of. The bathroom had ample towels for two, a blow dryer & diffuser ( for my fellow curly girls) and even castile soap; a natural cleanser which doubles as shampoo and body wash.

The kitchenette has dishes, cookware, a french press, utensils, cutlery and for light cleanup, a fresh sponge (one of those compressed ones that I find inordinately amusing when they expand. Yeah, it's the kid in me).

One thing you'll notice is this place is so eco chic. I hate to sound dramatic but my stay there was actually kinda life-altering. The absence of waste/recycling basket liners and provision of filtered water in glass bottles was such an eye opener. I was actually rather embarrassed at how much trash we accumulated in just 3 days. Granted, we dined out for all but one meal and had various to-go containers that we disposed of here but seeing it all really helped illuminate how much waste we generate . I sought redemption by setting coffee grounds and egg shells aside for the small composter I saw in the shed (which also houses the coin-op laundry and communal iron).

This is getting to be a long review but lastly I'll just address some of the things others pointed out that caused me to pause before pulling the trigger on staying here:

- Kelly stays on site -- It's not awkward and I never saw her past our intro. Though, she was sweet to reach out the next morning to offer breakfast suggestions and see if we needed anything.
- Multiple units on site -- Kelly mentioned they were all occupied but I saw only one other person the whole time so, like us, folks were quiet or gone. The grounds are so lovely and if the weather were nicer we might have had more chance encounters, say, around the fire pit or outdoor living areas.
- The neighborhood -- Maybe it's because I grew up in a diverse area but the surroundings of mostly brown people didn't make me feel at all unsafe.