Melanie's cottage is in a great location in Ocean Beach close to several restaurants and beaches. She was an excellent communicator and often checked in to make sure everything was going fine and give recommendations. The cottage has everything you need with a small bathroom and kitchen. The room was very clean and exactly as described on the website. Check-in was very easy as well. There was a dog that barked 2 out of the 3 nights that we stayed there, keeping us up for about an hour in the middle of the night. I'm not sure if this is a repeated issue as our last night we heard no such dog. Overall, this cottage was great and Melanie was a great host.