Wife and I were here almost a week, and loved every minute of our stay. Location is fantastic, very quiet, serene, and surrounded by evergreens, redwoods, and beautiful houses in the hills of Los Gatos, a close suburb to San Jose. Very convenient to everything, and great base to travel from and to visiting Silicon valley and surrounding destinations, including Santa Cruz.
Marlene is a kind and gracious host, par excellence - she goes out of her way to make sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. The pool cottage is exactly as described, and wonderful - clean, hardwood floors, snacks, TV, great shower, comfortable couches and bed. Los Gatos and adjacent Saratoga are very upscale with nice neighborhood restaurants and just enjoyable to walk around. We loved hiking at Villa Montalvo, and Benny and Millie (owners' dogs) were fun to play with when they would come around :-) Many other superlatives, but needless to say -Highly recommended!