Things I love about this cottage:
-very nicely designed. So many great touches, from the Japanese tea kettle to the giant refrigerator, to the washer/dryer to the really good, large gas range
-being in a separate cottage. Very private and a different feeling from an apartment
-skylights give such great light
-good controllable heat: not always the case in the Bay Area
-proximity to other parts of the East Bay and San Francisco is perfect: not in rush hour, 18 minutes to the city, a half hour from the airport
-considerate touches, like a sewing kit, lint remover, extra filters for the water pitcher, beach towels
-great shower, including sprayer
-comfortable bed
- We definitely did a fair amount of meal prep here. Grew up in California; there’s no better produce anywhere, and if shopping for and preparing food is one thing you like to do, this is a very comfortable place to do it
-a unit where one person can sleep and another person can be up, and not disturb one another
-truly easy street parking
-near some nice places to eat: we particularly loved The Well, which has memorable vegetarian congee and cheese sandwiches.
-Josephine and Mimi were very communicative and helpful.