We arrived early in the afternoon the first day of our stay. Catherine had everything ready for us when we got there, and had communicated earlier that the place was ours early if we wanted it. Because of a glitch with my phone, I didn't receive her information regarding access to the place, but she lives very close, and came right away when she knew we had arrived. Catherine was a wonderful host! She responded quickly when we had any questions, but otherwise, we did not see her. She had lots of information regarding great places to eat, things to do and places to shop. She has the most wonderful garden with fresh vegetables (tomatoes in September - unheard of here at home!). She encouraged us to pick from the garden. She made sure we had what we needed, including fresh pastries for our stay! Our youngest son was thrilled to meet the cats and looked for them every morning of our stay! We were not there much, but it was beautiful and as she described. There were a couple of evenings where we came back to find parking a bit limited, but we found spaces not far from the house and it wasn't really an issue. The neighborhood was awesome and there were several quaint restaurants and shops not far from the house. We enjoyed the stay and it was comfy and warm and felt as close to home as we could get.