It's hard to say where we should start in writing this review. We were having to stay away from our home because of some contracting work that was being done as a result of a plumbing incident, and some pretty major work at that (Our contractor side of this is another story, since they kept changing our schedule even after they'd fully committed to it). The place was absolutely charming. It was immaculately clean. It had the perfect balance of being so clean that it almost looked like nobody lived there, but then it had the personal taste and living touches that showed that it was, in fact, someone's home. Sam, the host, has excellent taste and everything there is of very high quality, from the utensils to the beds to the bathroom towels. I value paying more for higher quality things, not just aesthetically but because I believe that it is a good money decision -- such things last much longer and you enjoy them more while you have them.
The rooms are outfitted well and all of the beds were excellent. The kitchen has a very cute breakfast nook and we wound up eating most of our meals there instead of in the dining room. We didn't spend much time in the living room other than our daughter using the piano for her piano practice every day. A warning in case it is important -- the piano is definitely out of tune, but perhaps not as bad as I expected and it was still useful for being able to continue practice.
The neighborhood is lovely and has some great walks. On the map it looks like a potentially busy street, but there was little traffic in the daytime and zero at night. There is plenty of parking, both on the street and at the garage/driveway. We have a dog that needs a lot of walking (yellow lab), and we found some great walks in all directions. We also really enjoyed having the fenced backyard for letting the dog out.
Being both a cook and a coffee lover, I could go on at length about the kitchen, but I'll just say that you won't be disappointed in either respect.
In my last comments I want to mention what a great host Sam was. He was very available for questions about things etc. But -- I mentioned that we were there while waiting for some contracting work to be done. While we were there, our contractors seemed to be trying to set new records in their lack of ability to plan, and caused us to have to ask for extra days beyond our original reservation -- twice! We had to ask Sam what it would mean to extend the reservation, but were prepared to have to move just for 2-3 days. Sam was very accomodating and flexible, though I'm not sure it was that easy for him to do. He was really an incredibly generous host to us on top of all the other great things about his place.