The space is lovely. It's just as described, maybe a little bit better. There were so many thoughtful little touches that we thought were very clever (eg putting the instructions for each remote on the back- brilliant!) The space is lovely and peaceful. We ended up canceling our plans to go out in favor of a quiet evening in the Casita with takeout. The private patio is so tranquil. We loved having the reserved parking but admittedly it did take a couple of tries in our rental car. We were only in town one night for a funeral and this place was the highlight of the trip. I can't imagine really cooking much there but we had all of the utensils necessary for our takeout meal and local beer and you could easily grill there I'm sure.