My wife Louise and I looked at each other our first night and we both said "This place is perfect! I could happily live here!" We went to sleep feeling like we were in our home. What a well-designed comfortable place to stay. We flew to California from the Midwest this time but it's just a short walk to the Amtrak station, where I went every day to watch the trains. Next time we will arrive by train! Another great walk is to Berkley Bowl grocery store, where I counted 41 mushroom options, an entire aisle of organic sweet potatoes and yams, five different colours of cauliflowers and a meat/fish market, where if you asked, they could probably tell you the name of the person who caught the fish, or the farmer who fed the animals. All within walking distance... good beer, outdoor bocce, coffee, playgrounds and of course, again, the trains. We highly recommend Marianna's and Sam's cottage. It's comfortable. It's cozy. It's convenient. It's quiet. The perfect home away from home.