Catherine's Balinese style bungalow was absolutely wonderful! My boyfriend and I booked our stay for after we had traveled up and down the west coast on a pretty intense road trip. Settling in for a few nights at Catherine's lovely guest house was just what we needed. When we arrived, we were blown away with the beauty, tranquility, and privacy. The outdoor area is huge with an awesome gas fire pit which was extremely easy to use. There were tons of places to sit and relax, and of course a lovely hot tub which was built into the deck. There is a tremendous care to detail. We didn't want to leave! Indoors was really clean, well decorated, and fully stocked with everything we needed. Catherine provided milk, juice, pastries, cereal, crackers, wine, chocolates, snacks, coffee, tea, and even a frozen pizza! It was nice to have the refrigerator since we had some food to keep cold. The bed was memory foam, and very comfortable. The bath tub was super nice and provided were all the toiletries you may have needed or forgotten. We were impressed!

Catherine also had a whole special side table set up with information on San Diego, coupons from her magazine, and two tickets for admission to a Hornblower dinner cruise which we took advantage of. We had planned on booking one of these anyway, so it worked out perfectly when we discovered that Catherine provided these tickets. As long as you left a donation to help fund an important brain surgery for her adopted child from Bali, the two tickets were yours. This saved us money, and went to a wonderful cause. I was so happy that we decided to go on the cruise. It was a romantic evening that my boyfriend and I will never forget. The views of the city at night were spectacular, the food was delicious, the service was excellent, and ship was older, but nice. The music they played was similar to what is played at a typical wedding, but that didn't really bother us. It was fun. Being out on the water was what really made it such a great experience.

Overall, staying with Catherine was a pleasure. If we go back to San Diego, we will be staying there again. It is on a completely different level than staying in a hotel. Catherine was super sweet, helpful, and easy to communicate with. We stayed in touch regularly, and she made sure to check in with us to say goodbye! Lastly, the neighborhood of Mission Hills is beautiful, quiet, and close to everything! I feel as though I can't say enough. Thank you again, Catherine for being a terrific host!