San Francisco is a wonderful place to visit and we had a super time during two weeks in early October. The Guest Cottage did have a quirky side to it's location with access being down very steep, uneven stairs with no hand rails. If you are fit this should not be a problem although we felt it should be more prominent in the property description. The main house has a separate flat downstairs where the tenants walked two dogs past our door and decking first thing in the morning and last thing at night to exercise them in the lane behind the house. Also the cottage owners kept their car in a garage in the basement of the cottage. When their electric door opened, which it did early each morning, you could be forgiven for thinking it was an earthquake!
The cottage was reasonably equipped but the housekeeping was not the best. The smoke alarm had been taken down and was awaiting attention we were told. We found mould in the coffee maker, a strong odour in the cupboard under the sink where the rubbish bin was stored, curtains missing or, in the case of the glass panelled door, translucent, broken dining chairs and two weeks with no offer of a change of towels or bed linen.
Before our arrival we received details of where to find the keys. Carrie's husband, Randy happened to be passing as we were unlocking the gate. He was friendly and helped us in with our bags but we did not see Carrie. The next day we contacted her to say there was no plug for the washbasin in the bathroom and the tin opener was broken. She brought new ones along for us on the second day. We had a friendly chat and she told us to contact them if we needed anything but, having knocked their door two or three times over several days, that was easier said than done.
We did not see Carrie again. As our host it would have been nice if she had just called to check that all was well during our two week stay.