We're entering our second month of our long term stay at Melissa and Larry's house and I feel so grateful that we found them and were able to stay in their coach house. The place is certain cute, and clean and comfortable, but it's the extra touches that have made our stay here very pleasant and my family and I are deeply appreciative of them. We have young kids and for starters the place is across the street from a really nice city park. It's perfectly situated to mass transit options, but as we were relocating, we needed to bring both of our cars and there is parking behind the building. With the young children, one is potty training and Melissa very thoughtfully provided a rubber sheet for the pullout couch, so when there have been accidents it's easy enough to remove the regular sheets and put them in the in-unit washer and dryer (which also has a fast wash and dry time!). Sheets and towels are plentiful and gotta love a gas stove. Additionally, the family lives on the property and Melissa, Larry and their kids have been very friendly--allowing us to take herbs or tomatoes from the garden, for instance, and just generally being really great neighbors.
We actually had to recently leave the unit for a couple of days (guests who had booked for the Marathon months earlier) and they allowed us to store our belongings in the basement storage area so that we didn't have to pile everything into our car. We had to stay in a lesser Airbnb and when I tell you that we were so relieved to be able to return to Melissa and Larry's--I can't overstate. They've taken a really great space and made it perfect for short or long-term stays. We obviously can't wait for renovations to be done on our actual home, but we are incredibly grateful to be at the coach house in the meantime. They're wonderful people and it's a great space.