The cottage was a perfect place for my family (me, my wife and our 3-year old) to stay for a week. It was clean and cozy, with enough room to comfortably have dinner together, and to hang out indoors or outside. The kitchen had everything we needed, and the washer and dryer work better than ours at home!
The house itself was cute and cozy and just right for us. In addition, the neighborhood was quiet and the neighbors friendly. One of them even loaned us a tricycle that our son rode to the little park a block away.
While the place was fine for our son, if you're travelling with small kids you may want to bring your own outlet covers or drawer locks; there isnt any kind of childproofing done. And there isn't a step stool for the bathroom sink, but we just used a chair from the kitchen.
Alison was very considerate; she even offered to bring over an air conditioner when the weather got unusually hot.
I was here for a convention; the convention center was a 15 minute bus ride away, and the stop is only a couple blocks from the cottage.