Marianne was such an excellent host! Starting from our beginning contact via email all the way throughout our whole stay and to the very end when she mailed us our Napoleon Dynamite DVD we left in her player we were completely cared for. We arrived early and Marianne met us and had excellent notes and guides for negotiating our way through her great beach house as well as the neighborhood around us. There was wonderful organic breakfast items and snacks and a candy drawer even to keep us satisfied. The room layout was great we had 5 people and slept spaciously and comfortably with a bedroom upstairs with three beds (including one larger and two smaller) and a master downstairs with a large bed and a small one as well. We had everything we needed and more! Treats, toiletries, extra towels and blankets and super sweet soap samples, scissors, sidewalk chalk and extra rain and cold weather gear to borrow if we had forgotten ours. We found every type of charger you could imagine for all of our techy stuff and Marianne thought of all those things that you may need but usually don't have access too on vacation like sharpies, tape even birthday candles! Having a parking space in the garage was so comforting and having full laundry access made our trip!
The location was perfect for easy beach access and runs in Golden Gate park and a brief walk to public transportation as well as walking distances to some great coffee shops and brunch places.
Marianne was available by phone if we needed anything and she was super thoughtful checking up on us and even giving us extra time when we needed it!
She keeps an impeccable house and you could really feel relaxed and on vacation as soon as you walked into the foyer.
This is a perfect spot to relax at after a long day of sightseeing and shopping.
We hope to come back soon and will definitely be calling Marianne when we do!