Maria is a pretty incredible person...she's got a lot on her hands...she's a great host and very accommodating. The room is spacious, clean and comfortable. The backyard is also a beautiful and comfortable space for eating meals and hanging out. The kitchen is crowded however, and it's not practical to make time consuming meals as there are six residents that are usually very busy in the kitchen around meal time. Also, beware of the parking situation. if the parking pass is not on the dash board EVERY NIGHT you'll get towed as we did and pay $175 to get your car back.... we were in the same spot 8 nights with the pass, forgot it on the 9th night and got towed. a real drag!