My husband and I wanted to celebrate our 50th birthdays with a little getaway, but COVID-19 kept us from flying or taking long car rides, so we decided to SFBay-cation at MaryAnn's place! That's right, we vacationed 45 minutes from home (San Francisco), yet we felt like we were a world away. This place was so amazing, it's hard to know where to start with this review. We vacationed with another family, so we had 3 adults and 2 kids, with *plenty* of room to spare. 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The house was so big that we could all hang out together or separate from each other for a little peace & quiet. The kitchen was spacious, so many of us could be in there at the same time. There are plenty of towels (for indoor & outdoor), and even shampoo/conditioner/soap in the bathrooms (bonus!). Everything was well stocked, but if you needed something else, there are grocery stores & other shops within a 5 minute drive. There was no shortage of things to do without leaving the house. We spent a lot of time in the pool, with the fountain turned on for that oh-so-calming white noise. We jumped on the trampoline, played tetherball, and enjoyed our meals al fresco. We laid on the yard at night to watch the stars. We observed hummingbirds, squirrels, rabbits, and other birds appreciating the beautiful redwood tree and other mature trees and shrubs in the yard. We played air hockey and foosball and Uno. We watched movies. MaryAnn is an amazing hostess - incredibly responsive, full of great suggestions, and just a really cool lady to know. Her welcome brownies are divine. Of course, my absolute favorite part was RANGER! This dog... OMG.. he is amazing. He is the most chill and laid back dog. He didn't bark once. He didn't jump up on us, not even once. He relaxed, played, and swam with us. And he's so polite that after he gets out of the pool, he runs to the far end of the yard to shake off the water before coming back to us. Ha! Just having that amazing animal with us was a little bit of therapy for the soul. Of course, Ranger is an optional feature! But we kept him for as many hours as he was allowed to stay before he headed across the yard to go home at night. I can say that we will definitely be staying here again in the future. It is the *perfect* getaway and exactly what we needed to re-charge ourselves before we headed back to work and school.