This would be a 4 to 4.5 star property if the air conditioner worked sufficiently (or if you are travelling at a time when AC is not needed much).

We stayed 3 nights in mid-June during the first heat spike of the summer (high temps daily around 102 degrees). When we arrived, the house was pretty warm, but it was clear that our host had just arrived and turned the AC on; so we expected it would cool down. Unfortunately it really didn't.

Each day when we returned to the house (in the late afternoon), it was over 80 degrees and did not cool down until well after the sun set, and even then we had to dip in the pool to cool off and run some fans in order to sleep decently. Luckily we had dinner plans on two nights, so we were out of the house, but on the night we stayed in and cooked dinner, we all just sweat through our shirts.

We told our host, but she was unable to get a repair person to come out over the weekend. She did provide us with a couple of larger fans to (marginally) help in the evenings.

I appreciate that it's not routinely 100+ degrees in this area, but it's also not entirely uncommon (and in fact, it was also this hot when we travelled to the valley in 2016). For this price point, you would expect to be comfortable -- and we were not. In June of 2016 we stayed at Auberge du Soleil. Despite it also being 100+ during the day, our room/villa was always very well cooled and comfortable.

It is also worth pointing out the TV situation. There is a small TV that is very dated and only gets a few channels. So if you are planning to watch ESPN or really much of anything outside of local stations, you should stay elsewhere. Not a big deal, but not what you would expect at this price point.

The other thing worth mentioning is the relative lack of privacy. The two bedrooms are on opposite ends of the house, but the doors to both bedrooms are glass. Really just an FYI - you will want to be good friends with your housemates.

On the plus side, this house is in a great location for exploring the valley. Being so close to the grocery store, etc. in St. Helena is a big plus. The pictures are accurate - this is a very well-appointed house. We had everything we needed to cook dinner. The coffee machine isn't great, but there is a very good place (Model Bakery) for coffee and pastries in St. Helena.