I never expected to find such a nice place to stay in the small town of San Miguel, CA. It was clean, comfortable, and well equipped, right down to the coffee and filters and other kitchen supplies. It even had a nice yard with a picnic table, and lights that came on at night to give it a wonderful “at home” feeling (we have those lights in our yard too). While you could park on the street, there was an alley that ran around back with a dedicated parking space and gate that let you right into the yard, making it easy to load and unload your luggage. When we went out early in the morning (still dark), a light even came on to light our way in the driveway.
Inside, there were all the appliances — dishwasher, stove, oven, toaster, and coffee machine. There was a good table and chairs, as well as a comfortable sofa that could be unfolded into a second bed. The bedroom had a comfortable queen-sized bed, and the bathroom even had both a shower and a bathtub. And, everything was spotlessly clean when we arrived.
The heating/cooling system was a modern minisplit (AC-like unit on the outside of the house, with wall-mounted fan with vanes inside) with a remote. The nights were cold and rainy and it worked very well.
We had one occasion to check something with our “host”, and an answer came back quickly. I even managed to leave a jacket there, and she is sending it to me (its about a 4-hour drive so going back to get it would have been difficult).
To sum up, 5-stars!