First, the house... Fantastic location for my needs as I was attending a conference in the centre of Hobart. I had a short 10 minute walk down the hill to the conference each day, just enough to wake me up but little risk of being late. It is a fantastic old house in the historic Battery Point neighbourhood - a little bit of 19th century Hobart streetscapes preserved.
Second, my room. I got Benedicte's son's old room with his guitars and books still there. A little daggy but charming and comfortable with a single bed and small desk for working on the laptop. The view out the window and over the verandah (with "the girls" seated on a bench, two art mannequins that sometimes startled me when I saw them out of the corner of my eye) was magnificent with great views across the city, Derwent River and far beyond on sunny days.
Third, my host and/or hosts! Benedicte was very welcoming and kindly waited up for me as I arrived late at night. The house is also full of her family, friends, boarders and other AirBnB guests who were also very friendly; there was always an interesting person to chat with and it was very nice to share the easygoing communal atmosphere.
This was my first go at a private room in a house through AirBnB and I enjoyed it very much. I was hopefully the right kind of guest; not around too much but happy to share in the communal atmosphere when I was there...