I drove by the place early on check in day to get my bearings and spotted Laura out front. I introduced myself and she was very pleasant. As I was early, she recommended a local restaurant called "Sequoa Diner". It was awesome! I had the pan seared trout. Highly recommeded. Laura sent me a message around 2:30 and let me know the place was ready. I went up onto the main porch to knock on the door and noticed shoes, so I took off my shoes out of respect and rang the door bell. Ralph met me at the door and came onto the porch. He says "were going this way" and pointed down off the porch. I said "Oh, okay" and put my shoes back on. It was at this point I realized we would not be completely private. Ralph was super nice and I felt comfortable. He showed me around the property and chatted. It was nice. They have a garden area and he gave us permission to pick fresh produce for a salad and such. Very cool. There were multiple sitting area's outside and lot's of games, including a grassy area to chip golf balls if you are so inlined. The foliage is wonderful, it inspired us to look up some of it online and read about it while we were sitting amongst it, that was fun. The space itself is ecclectic and clean. Nice kitchen and sitting space with outdoor views. The television area was nice with an HD flatscreen TV and Xfinity voice commanded remote that worked great. There was indoor laundry available. One minor gripe for us is that we thought the toilet seat was very small for both of us and we are not big people. It was functional but uncomfortable. Window screens or a ceiling fan would have been nice for the bedroom as we sleep cool and it would have been nice to have the cool night air on us. We didn't open the windows due to a lack of screens and we were uncertain of the bug situation. As for the food, Grubhub had lot's of great choices in the area and we had Tai food delivered that was really great. Laura had a loaf of very delicious banana bread waiting on the kitched counter, that was a nice homey touch. Overall, not bad at all. This was a positive experience with a couple of minor issues, nothing major. We would stay here again. Thank you Ralph and Laura for sharing your home with us and your hospitality. Chris and Sue.