My wife and I used this as our home in Pasadena while looking for a permanent place to live. The cabana is modern and super clean. Note that there is no range/oven in the kitchen so cooking is by microwave only. We had missed this fact, even though the photos of the kitchen are very clear. However, this was a great excuse to explore restaurants in neighbourhood. The book Mel provides in the Cabana was an amazing help in this. While outside the Pasadena city center, it has nearby groceries and good public transport connections to all important things.