I just want to be honest here. I know some may only think what I’m about to say in this review, but just don't say it --or perhaps think I shouldn’t be so harsh, but if you read all the way through, I think you’ll understand. First off, in general, the photos in the listing look much better than what it is. I was surprised to have to stand on the hearth of the non-working fireplace to open the refrigerator. Not the worst thing in the world, obviously, but strange. It was very clear that the place was created for renting it out but without any thought or restructuring at all to accommodate guests. The pictures on the wall (not that is REALLY matters, but...it kinda does) are awful. Very depressing. Also, we could hear everything that the owners were saying through the separating (very thin) wall. Not good - since if we could hear them, they could hear us. Not particularly comforting as a paying “guest”. It didn’t make us feel like it was our own space. Plus, we could easily smell what they were cooking. Again, not a huge deal, but it just added to how we felt as paying guests.
Now, here is the REAL kicker!! There is a serious hazard in the kitchen (area). There is a small, flat electric cooktop that is between the fridge and the sink and I mean RIGHT THERE as part of the counter– with basically an inch to spare on each side of it - with cords and extension cords behind it as well! It is extremely dangerous (and I’m not one to be a worry wort). It blows my mind that the owners are okay with it. The cooktop is right where one would normally place things when they take stuff out of the fridge, make a sandwich, whatever. It's very easy to forget that it's a cooktop. It fakes you out a bit because it feels like it’s just the counter. We must have hit a button without realizing, so at one point, I saw that the cooktop was ON when there were items on it! (I briefly forgot the situation, which is easy to do, but thank goodness I realized it!) What a liability at the very least. Just based solely on that one thing, I wouldn't stay again or recommend the place to anyone. To put people in your home with that kind of hazardous situation where the paying guests just have to deal with it and hope you don’t screw up and forget that it’s a cooktop, is just simply wrong. It’s a tragedy waiting to happen. Literally. The location is great, if you don’t mind white noise from the major freeway across the street, but I'm sure I could easily find a better place to stay for the price (and safety).