The great thing about staying at Mel’s place in Pacific Grove for a week was that it made the four of us feel a bit like locals. We all love funky, coastal, chic so it was perfect for us and even though we wanted to spend a lot of time with each other it was nice to have the added privacy of separate “cottages” for bedtime. We enjoyed comfortable beds, nice hot showers with plenty of water pressure and filtered water in the kitchen. Working with Mel was like having your own personal concierge, she was so responsive to all our inquiries and she made the trip easy to plan.