This cottage is, if possible, even cuter in person than in the photos! When I arrived in Nan's lovely garden, I was charmed to see a sign on the cottage welcoming me. I had a friend visiting that day and we had afternoon tea, using the tea and cookies Nan had thoughtfully laid out.

Nan and Mark were fantastic and generous hosts, giving us recommendations on where to visit and even providing suggestions for yoga classes in the area! They made themselves available for little chats and were very welcoming. I enjoyed exploring Fremont and the local area, which was even easier as Nan had laid out area and bus maps to help me along.

The location is great and there are easy bus links into downtown and towards the airport (as my 5:30am departure on the local bus line attests). There's a lot to see, with the Sunday market, the path along the canal and downtown Fremont itself. The only thing I would note is that the surrounding neighborhood is pretty hilly, so bring your walking shoes!

The cottage was extremely cosy and a really lovely place to stay - I absolutely loved it and would definitely stay again.