Marlene was a lovely and considerate host, she was flexible about my arrival and leaving times and made me feel very welcome. The cottage is absolutely charming, set back from the main house in a beautifully characterful garden.

The photos give you an extremely accurate picture of the cottage, except they don't show the awesome walk-in shower just next to the hot tub. The bedroom is a good size, too, so it felt extremely roomy for one person and great value for money.

The house is in a really pleasant, quiet neighbourhood, and the shops and restaurants at South California Avenue are about a ten minute walk away, as is California Avenue CalTrain station (which was handy for getting back to SFO airport.)

In case internet access is important to you, the cottage has its own router and the internet connection was extremely fast and reliable throughout the entire stay.