Laurel is the perfect hostess!! The "cottage" is really a small house, very roomy with two bedrooms, a full kitchen with a dining table for six, stacking washer and dryer, and a spacious living room. Laurel's correspondence and the notes in the guest book were very detailed and helpful, and the house has all the amenities needed to make the house a home. The backyard is very peaceful and green, completely enclosed with a wooden fence for privacy. We were so fortunate to meet Laurel and to live there for six days. Hope to be able to return sometime :)