Kate is a FANTASTIC host with a lovely cottage in a sublime location. 1 block to 24-hr convenience store, 2 blocks to Starbucks and a shopping center with 7-11, donut shop, Taqueria, and breakfast restaurant.
If you're traveling with kids, there is a Park/Playground 20ft from the driveway. Life-saver for us and our two sons. We went to the Playground 6x in 2 days.
The thoughtfulness of Kate to provide not only basic kitchen/pantry items, but also Milk, OJ, Apples, Bananas, and tons of other goodies in the fridge saved us a trip to the grocery store.
The cottage is 4 rooms and very cozy, and one of the neighbors is Oscar the Grouch, but overall we'd gladly return to Kate's place.