Stayed at Karla and Chris’s place for 5 days with my husband and 1 year old son. It had ample space for the three of us. The coffee and chocolates from the hosts were a nice treat! Karla responds almost immediately every time I contacted her and they were great about giving us privacy and chitchatting with us. Having access to a washer and dryer was definitely a plus.
Some of the things we had some issues with are the bugs/geckos and the lockbox. We couldn’t open the lockbox to get the key , but it was ok. We just left the door unlocked the whole time. The house is pretty hidden in a long private driveway. It felt safe. Some of the screens in the windows in the living room were bent, and that allowed many geckos to get inside. I am utterly disgusted by and afraid of geckos/salamanders and that type of reptile/amphibian. Lucky for me, my husband caught all 6 that I saw and released them outside. The first night we were there, a batch of termites or winged ants must have hatched because they were flying all over the bedroom. We also had ants crawling in the bathroom. It definitely felt like we were in the tropics. Overall, it was a decent place to stay, and only minutes away from major stores like Walmart, Safeway, and Target. Thank you Karla and Chris!