Pros: Quiet, inexpensive, good wi-fi
Cons: Spiders, flies, random guy cooking dinner in the apartment when I wasn't there

The cottage is in a very rural setting in the redwood trees. So with that comes bugs - mainly spiders and flies (not one or two flies, unfortunately, but dozens inside the cottage). The place gets really dark at night so it will be hard to find if you are arriving after the sun goes down. The lock on the one sliding glass door wasn't very reliable, so I didn't leave any valuables inside when I left. Scott's helper was inside finishing up cooking his dinner when I got back Sunday evening - he was very nice and apologetic about it and he quickly vacated and helped me secure my parking spot, as the parking around the cottage is quite crowded with the other nearby tenants. No harm no foul really, other than it smelled like cooked dinner for the rest of the night.

Bottom line, if you are used to staying in nice hotels and are trying to save a buck, just stay in the nice hotel. But if you are looking to get away, save some money, and don't mind an indoor camping feel, this place will work out great. Unfortunately I was used to staying in nice hotels for my business travel.