This was my third time staying in one of Jim Carroll's houses (the second at the Ranch House, but I've also stayed at the Farmhouse), and both he and his houses are just fantastic, and it's always a pleasure both to stay with him and to communicate with him. When I got there he was stocking up the kitchen with all sorts of complimentary breakfast and snack items for his guests, and since my previous stay last fall he had added frozen waffles and pancakes to the already extensive selection. Both the Ranch House and the Farmhouse are quiet, very homey and clean and full of thoughtful touches, convenient to downtown Mountain View and the Mountain View Caltrain station, and extremely affordable. I'm looking forward to many more stays with him as I continue to go to Mountain View for conferences.