Tena communicated well with us before our arrival and even met us at the cottage to get us oriented. The cottage was the perfect amount of space for 2 humans and our dog. We enjoyed having coffee on the front porch in the mornings and taking walks on the nearby greenway. We brought our bikes to Asheville for the weekend and easily rode into downtown and avoided the heavy car traffic. We also walked into town one night, no problems. Would absolutely stay at Tena's Sparrow Cottage again.