Sweet house, gorgeous gardens. There are only a few steps, not terribly difficult to navigate with a little mobility impairment. We only stayed in the downstairs suite, but we hope we can return and have a vacation with my sister & her dog in the other suite.
With the owner next door and hospitable and solicitous, we felt quite at home.
Great place for the dogs; securely fenced to contain dogs even as small as my 20-lb cocker (and perhaps smaller). The gardens--stunning, incidentally--were packed with so many flower beds, with walkways between them; so many places for the dogs to explore, investigate, and most importantly, sniff. For once, we had as much fun as the dogs, waiting for a spaniel's "need to sniff EVERYTHING and explore ALL THE SCENT TRAILS" to be over; the gardens were that enjoyable.
Also a park across the street, and the beach a few blocks away. _Great_ place for dogs.
We found a lot of listings for local restaurants and attractions that were dog-friendly, but we didn't have time to explore them this trip.
The house was nicely private, enough that my howling dog didn't appear to disturb anyone while we were gone. (And it is a shrill, piercing howl, let me tell you. Space/privacy is what I primarily look for in a vacation rental.) He also apparently howled less than usual; perhaps he was more comfortable in this nice place.
Very comfortable place, lots of room for anything we wanted to do. I just wish we'd had a little more time to enjoy it. Next time we will :) read more