My best friend and I stayed here for a weekend to work on a joint writing project we're doing, and Lea's cottage was absolutely perfect for that purpose. The cottage is very charming, very private, it's well stocked with anything you might need for a secluded writing weekend, and we definitely felt like we had enough space between the two of us. The balcony/deck faces the woods with a little creek that runs along the property. We were there in mid-August during an intense drought, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that, yes, there was still a babbling brook right outside our window! Occasionally we heard an obnoxiously loud car or motorcycle zooming around the bend on the adjacent road, but that's completely beyond the property owners' control, and the noise wasn't disturbing enough to negatively impact our stay. We also did the 15-min drive to San Gregorio beach while we were there, which was lovely (but I grew up in the Bay Area so cold and grey NorCal beaches are kinda my jam, lol). Check-in and check-out couldn't have been easier, and Lea's directions, instructions, and general communications were perfect. A+ all around!