Sam’s guest house was exactly the same as we find in the picture - pretty hidden from the street since it’s behind the deep driveway and the fencing. We were lucky to see the magnolia tree blooming from the kitchen window. What’s not showing in the pictures is a tall closet in the corner of the room when you first walk in, where they thoughtfully provided a luggage stand, clothes hangers, an iron(iron board) and a blow dryer. There is even a booklet with the host’s recommendations on a bunch of what to do, eat and drink… the ceiling fan is also awesome to help distribute the heat from the fireplace. It heats up the whole house pretty quickly(even the bathroom too).
Noice wise, you may hear a little bit of the traffic out on the street but it really isn’t that bad. You can always put on some music. For wheel chair riders, the path from street parking to the guest house door is not accessible by code but as long as someone’s assisting you, should be getting through the driveway, back yard stone paving and guest house door step fine.
Overall, we just love the walkable neighborhood and easy access to Bart and freeway. Hope we get to come back again, soon.