This is a comfortable home in a great location in Valencia/Santa Clarita.
The street is a quiet, safe, friendly residential one in a great location for all the city amenities. It's 5mins drive to the town center, and 2 minutes for local grocery/bank/gas/restaurants. It makes a big difference - on previous trips to Valencia, running errands and going to the center add up to a lot of 20min drives if you are 6 or 7 miles out in one of the more distant developments.
There is a community pool about 2 mins walk. It's great - clean, safe, uncrowded and my young sons loved the fact there were other children to play with - for them it was better than having a private pool in the garden.
The house is a modest size, but was fine for a family of 4. The only criticism I'd have is of the master suite layout - the master bathroom is small, a single basin 'lobby' with a shower and toilet in a quite small separate room. It's fine, but pretty basic. Otherwise, I really appreciated that the host had made the house as comfortable as possible. It's spotlessly clean, and totally "uncluttered". Even the garage is clean and free of clutter. The main room has not just a flat screen TV, but a really large modern one, with Direct TV and streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Google, plus a soundbar, Bluray and good fast Wifi. The kitchen is not fancy and new, but everything is clean, 100% working and has all the stuff you need.
The hosts have clearly gone to a lot of trouble not just to "tick the box" in order to make the house rentable, but really to make a stay nicer and more fun. There is a lot of sports gear available (from bicycles to ping pong), beach towels for the pool, etc.
The garden is clean, tidy and has a lovely view. The layout of the cul-de-sac means little of the house is overlooked, and it feels surprisingly private and secluded.
Given the size and age of the house, I think the host has done a great job to make it a pleasure to be a guest.