Ellen has a really neat and cozy place located in the southern suburb in Las Vegas. A 10-minute drive will get you to downtown. The two rooms are clean and spacious, sharing one bath, perfect for a coed group of friends traveling together. Unlike what it says in the listing, beds are prepared with sheets and blankets. There're also towels in the bathroom. So I think the only essentials guests need to bring are tooth items and shampoo.

Ellen is an awesome host, offering a lot of extremely helpful advice to our trip. Our primary destination of this trip is death valley. We were planning to visit scotty's castle first, in oblivion of the shutdown due to flash flooding. Ellen saved us from winding a big circle by telling us the shutdown.

Back from the valley, we also had some really heuristic conversations concerning how the wilderness has transformed from a real grave yard into a tourist resort, thanks to the industrial revolution, and the downside of that, and how we should respond, especially inwardly. Those are some inspiring conversations. Big plus to the memorable trip.