Cathie is very welcoming. Her property is beautiful. The cottage is in the backyard and the backyard is a big beautiful garden with mature trees, fruit trees and a vegetable garden. Very pretty. The cottage itself was very spacious and came equipped with everything one would need while on a trip, including shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. The bed was super comfortable and the shower had great water pressure and plenty of hot water. The cottage is within easy walking distance of downtown Palo Alto. It is a very lovely walk with many beautiful trees and homes to see along the way. Palo Alto has lots of great restaurants and stores. Stanford University is a bit of a hike from the cottage (about 2.1 miles) but again, the walk is lovely. The only downside to the property... if I really had to find one... is that the internet connection in the cottage is intermittent. My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the cottage and would definitely stay there again.