TL;DR. a wonderful, beautiful oasis but owners need a vibe check
The good
This place is serene, unique, and gorgeous. It has a strong creative energy and I would recommend this to anyone who wants to work on something creative. Even in the winter, we were surrounded by green. It's very interesting from an architectural and design perspective, everything is intentional. The beds were comfortable, and the master room is something out of a dream. You have everything you can need, kitchen appliances/supplies are well stocked. My favorite part was the waterfall at the entrance, and its sound emanating throughout the house. Note that getting to the door requires quite a few steps as indicated in the description, and it's well worth it, but something to consider for accessibility.
Constructive feedback
I want to start off by saying that I think the host/manager are likely good people, and I suspect their attitude is a result of past guests who hosted parties or something. I hate to say this, but the attitude of the hosts kind of ruined the experience of being here for us. One of the hosts gives you a tour of the house at first, and its super austere. It basically felt like she was lecturing and explaining rules to us, rather than warmly welcoming us. e.g. "if you break a glass in the kitchen, you have to let me know immediately. It's better to not hide it," "please dont wear stilletos on the floors," "please don't wipe your makeup with the handtowels," "leave all the towels in the bathtub." The point is not that these requests aren't reasonable, it's the way they are delivered, and how almost all communication focuses on just explaining rules.
As soon as we got there, my friend ironed her clothes, and we left for a couple of hours to get a text from the host saying to "put the iron and iron board away." I had messaged them to ask for the iron earlier, and it could have been a coincidence that he texted that, but it felt like we were being watched. And like, we are not school children here who need to be told to put the board away. That's basically how we left - grown women in our 30s being treated like high school kids.
Yes, I get that this is a unique and beautiful place and the intention is to safeguard it. But this is the hospitality business as well.
Also, this is a super narrow hilly street. If you have a car, you have a dedicated street parking spot. Because of how difficult it is to drive around this street/park, it would have been such a relief to have access to the garage but guests do not. It's little things like this that add up.
I've stayed at many luxurious properties in the hills over the past few years. I've personally never come across owners who were so uptight. I think this is some kind of reaction due to past guests who did break rules, but future guests do not deserve this kid of reactionary attitude.