I stayed in Bonny Doon while visiting parks like Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Henry Cowell State Park, Natural Bridges State park and Año Nuevo State Park with the seals. It was a beautiful place to come back to. The garden was gorgeous and well kept (I saw some gardeners during my stay) as was the rest of the property. The cottage was great to come back to after hiking. I also did some reading, just as I wanted (they had some good and interesting books to read there, too). One small detail: I read in a review that the kitchen was well-equipped while the description stated otherwise. So in fact, there was a fridge, a microwave and a coffeemaker (plus coffee and sugar). This was absolutely fine for me. I would definitely like to come back someday.