We fell in love with Pacific Grove. The Steinbeck Cottage has a great quiet location, walking to groceries, aquarium, cannery row, restaurants, walking/bike path, rocky coastline, downtown PG, though note up a steep hill. The cottage has great bones, beautifully built with an unusual tent ceiling design and an enjoyable succulent garden. The bed is comfy, an old fashioned kitchen, standard bath, country dining room and relaxing living room. Wouldn’t exactly call it renovated. Enjoyed meeting guests in the Writer’s Cottage next door. Reading Steinbeck while in his cottage gave it added dimension. Highly recommend “The Log of the Sea of Cortez” for an expansion on the amazing Monterey Bay Aquarium.