Location. Location. Location. Perfect spot close to all the things we love like great restaurants, fabulous ice cream spots, Bart, fantastic stairway walks in the hills, Trader Joe's, etc. Parked the car and didn't use it until we left. Susan and Ralph were very communicative the whole time and accommodated our special request of a portable fan as well. They left us picture perfect breakfast fixings and snacks. Their cottage is large and perfect for a couple's get away. Super nice landscaping views of the large trees. Also super convenient to have a lock pad with code on the door so we don't have to worry about losing keys!

The only drawback is the road noise, which did not bother us, but we are used to it. I can imagine it would be a drawback for some who are sensitive to it. They do provide a white noise maker so you can drown out the freeway. It's the price you pay for being so close to so many awesome things, I'd say.