My husband, myself and our dog stayed 3 nights at Steven's place. He was very welcoming in his messages and made sure we were able to check-in without any problems as he wasn't home that evening and it was dark already when we arrived. He welcomed us with some fresh bread, fruit, wine and cheese. I'm pregnant so my husband enjoyed that wine very much! And I was so happy for everything else, we had been driving for a few hours so that was a nice touch. The place had everything we needed to make our stay comfy. Good internet speed, quiet, enough blankets and pillows and kitchen utensils. Like others have pointed out, Steven is very environmentally-cpnscious which I appreciated a lot, so keep that in mind if you aren't, but he provides a list of instructions/suggestions as to how to work the masticating toilet, the trash and compost and the water bucket that catches the water you use to wash your hands. I'm six months pregnant so I did have to be careful when I was using the toilet/shower room because it is narrow and the space was limited but as long as I paid attention I didn't have any issues. Overall a great studio and close to a nice park and a farmer's market in Aptos that's there every Saturday. We didn't get a chance to use the deck but Steven reminded us it was there for us. I enjoyed chatting with him, he is such a nice person and very kind.