Laura was an excellent host, she went out of her way to stock the fridge with water and drinks, bathroom with toiletries, she even got us charcoal for the grill and some extra lights in the living room when requested. The house is an older house, but it was very warm and homely. The tri-level with 2 stairs area, along with stair down to the pool, and no fence around the pool was a little stressful if you have little toddlers like our running around. Then again, who isn't stressful with toddlers :-). We ended up using the trash cans as barricades to the stairs, and keeping the patio door shut at all time.