Maria's house was a great place for us. It is an easy ride to and from the SFO airport and close to great natural area parks and in a very quiet, very safe residential neighborhood.

We slept in 6 of the bedrooms including the baby's room outfitted with crib and wonderfully large bear that welcomed my granddaughter who was absolutely delighted with her accommodations. Four of the other bedrooms were spacious, airy, welcoming and very comfortable. One of the bedrooms was just adequate and small. There was an additional bedroom similar to this last that we didn't use.

We used all four bathrooms. Two of these were more gracious than the two that were just adequate.

The kitchen and family room area was our major gathering place. The space is very homey and appealing with lots of glass and sliding door to the private outside backyard. We used the effective, beautiful, built in electric fireplace heater. There is a large television / living room upstairs that we didn't use.

The new appliances are high end but the kitchen is under stocked. Certain readily expected utensils like spatulas and teapots were missing. There's an instant hot water tap that needs tightening. These detract from the place and bring attention to the non functional sink light in one of the downstairs bathrooms and the funky uneven flooring in the major common areas downstairs.

My extended 3 generation family, 6 adults and a 3 year old, stayed here for a few days for a memorial service. With Maria's permission we were able to use the house as a meeting place for several additional family members from the Bay Area. Maria was very accommodating in helping to transform a difficult time into a very memorable family reunion.