Little Paradise with sauna garden near downtown

What a beautiful property! So enjoyed it all but especially the fireplace, sauna and inviting back patio. It was fun taking my morning walks to the Hakone Gardens, enjoying the beautiful Saratoga Creek and quaint downtown area along the route. The hosts were accommodating and spoiled us! I look forward to returning!

We were within minutes of everything planned for the weekend. Beautiful place and very clean!

We decided to stay here vs a hotel for the space. It was so nice to have fully stocked kitchen. Coffee, Tea & a few snacks. I loved having laundry room too. The back patio was very quiet and pretty. We went to the Mountain winery for a concert and it’s literally a 10 min. Drive. Several good restaurants very close.

The unit was spacious and clean. The beds were comfortable. There were extra blankets and pillows. Ceilings were extra high. There is a automatic fireplace. Parking was easy. Check in and out was easy enough. It was quiet at night. The unit is in the basement of a house that is built on a hill. You walk by the garbage and recycling cans to get to the unit. The locks are five-point locks and can be tricky until you get a lesson on how to use. The windows are egress basement windows, so no view. They placed "view paintings" in place of the view. It's kind of dim until you turn on all the lights. The entry way is awkward and small. You can hear the owners walking around upstairs, you can hear their music, and their dog scratching himself. But, they seem to go to bed early. This seems like a grandma's in-law unit that they never updated. The sofa is strangely placed and it sinks when you sit on it - this needs to be replaced. The microwave and toaster oven are placed away from the kitchen and there's no light to see the small dials on the toaster oven. I used my flashlight app. Some of the plugs did not work and they had no extension cord. That was annoying. The fireplace was oddly situated with only one chair nearby and behind the sofa. I liked the laundry facilities. The tv was a good size. The bathroom was ok. It seems like it was from the 80's. I think my mom had that glass door and track system. The sauna is right off the bathroom and I didn't use it because there was a cardboard box in there which was storing some extra rocks. I wasn't sure if the cardboard would hold mold spores and I didn't want to chance getting sick. The towels were soft and fluffy, I think they were those fluffy Costco towels. The deck has a nice view but the whole area could use some sprucing up. The deck lighting at night is too harsh - it seems like they slapped up a couple of fluorescent workshop lights. It's quiet at night, I slept well and the owner was nice enough but I won't return due to above description.