Alex was a great host. Always responded within minutes. The house has everything you might need and has lots of different gathering areas. We were four couples and two toddlers. The backyard was a paradise and we spent hours there without needing to leave the backyard. The street is a dead-end so it is very quiet with hardly any street traffic. There are ducks that congregate in the front driveway. Our granddaughter spent hours being entertained by them. We would go back in a second!