CHARMING 1917 CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW NEAR DOWNTOWN

We had a great 5 week stay in SB and the house was perfect for us and our 16 year old son. If you want a place with character that you can fall in love with, this is it. Lovely little garden with enough sun and shade, great Hot Tub with much space, two sweet bedrooms, spacious enough living/dining. Simple but adequate and, moreover, very characterful kitchen and simple bathroom. No exaggerated luxury, but lots of comfort and joy. Good beds, too. And absolutely great location: 15 minutes walk to the theater and the rest of State Street, quiet street in pretty and safe nabourhood. A cute grocery store at three minutes walk, for last minute missing items.
Any downsides? Some noise from nabour (music). I suppose I could have asked him to turn the basses down a bit. Privacy inside is a bit limited with the bathroom in between the two bedrooms and not much sound isolation. For us and even for our son, this was no problem though.

We all enjoyed our stay at the Painted Pony Bungalow!
- My husband enjoyed the hot tub - every morning and every night!
- Our dog Max enjoyed looking out the front window. I have no idea what he was watching because it is in a very quiet location - even with the apartments next door, we never heard a peep from the neighbors!
- And I loved the cottage itself! It is charming and quaint and had everything we needed! It's perfect walking distance to State Street and we had a great time riding our bikes down to the boat harbor!

The only thing I would suggest to improve the stay would be some more comfortable seating in the back yard!

Gracious hosts; they made it easy. Welcomed me and my dogs.

Lovely home in a lush, peaceful neighborhood. Central: 15 mins to beaches; couple minutes to State street and downtown shops, restaurants, etc. SB Mission is 5 min drive; massive lawn in front makes a great spot for picnics, frisbee, throwing ball for the dogs (especially lovely in evenings) Many parks and hiking around. Five paws up for off-leash Hendry and Summerland beaches and the Douglas Preserve.

The house and neighborhood reminded me of North Berkeley (which I love). Apartment house on one side is hardly noticed due to position of house and foliage. It feels private. No problems parking on street; only used the off-street parking spot to load/unload luggage. Those with mobility problems could skip the front steps and access house from the off-street spot. Great hot tub. Fully fenced back yard. Washer/dryer worked like a charm. Good closets/storage in bedrooms. Bathroom has Jack-n-Jill solid doors on each side; bedroom doors to living room are louvered (so be comfortable with whom you’re sharing). I worked from the home all week at the dining room table; WiFi worked well. Older TV so no HDMI slots for electronic gadgets (but large, nice screen w/DirectTV). Lots of light, beautiful windows. Charming old fashioned kitchen with great old stove! House looks just like the pictures. This is not modern and streamline; it's arty and interesting. Hope to be back!