Our family had an absolutely wonderful stay. Mill Valley is a serene and convenient home base for trips to the Bay Area, and Joan’s lovely home had everything we could need (comfy beds, great bathrooms, laundry), plus an ideal location for relaxing walks to downtown shops and restaurants, Old Mill Park for the kids, and driving to SF/Muir Woods/Mt. Tam/Point Reyes/Wine Country. Each morning we witnessed a stunning sunrise through the redwoods and enjoyed the fully equipped kitchen and large deck (we listened to birds waking, the kids saw deer roam up the hill through the yard). It truly felt like a tree house, but with fantastic floor to ceiling windows. The area is of course very hilly, so use caution if you are not used to driving/parking on steep grades. We all (but especially the kids) loved going over the Golden Gate Bridge most of the days of our stay, and the drive in/out of San Fran was fairly quick and gorgeous (the bridge has a 9.75 toll). As a family with young kids (5 and 3 yo) we appreciated that Joan was staying in the lower level when a few questions came up. Mostly it was like she was hardly there; although, after our kids met her dog Gigi one morning, they wanted to see Gigi everyday so we tried to be outside a few times to “run into” them. :) In the couple weeks since our trip, I have been asked numerous times “can we go back to Joan’s house?”