April and Ken let you be, they want you to have your vacation. My husband and I are "people" people.. lol We WANTED the interaction with Ken and April and we let them know that. You can have as little or as much contact with them as you want. I would say before you go get supplies or snacks.... check the cottage we went and picked up a few things that we didn't want to pack only to find they already had it! So we like previous guests left some things as well. The cottage was awesome, beautiful just like the pictures. We spent time in the pool which was very necessary when we there with the heat! The Magnolia tree in the backyard was so cool and huge gave us great shade. It's a beast to keep up with in the fall with all those leaves. I would love to see the beautiful white flowers next time we go! You are missing a great opportunity if you pass up this place. Wonderful people, Esplanade a great street, we felt very safe walking all the way to the French quarter, met some locals a few blocks down at the corner store who helped us out a lot with places to go see and where to stay away from. I forgot the name of the store ask Ken and April where we went they know. Have fun, feel safe, stay here. !!!