Check in was super straight forward. Yuriy and his partner and dog were super friendly (they live in the two above ground levels of the house,) and Yuriy checked in with us part way through our stay to see if we needed anything. There are neighbours in the other basement suite next adjecent (also friendly.) There is street parking out front. The neighbourhood is quiet, but the suite itself not so much as it doesn't seem to be soundproof so we could hear a lot of goings ons of daily living of other people in the house, and sometimes later into the evening or earlyish weekend mornings. The suite is truly basement, almost entirely underground, with quite small piano windows in living area, bedroom, and an even smaller one in shower stall, plus the door had a window. So it was pretty dark in there and gave me a bit of an uncomfortably confined feeling. There was just one bedside lamp and table in the bedroom, and in living space just the stove hood light, and the only other lighting than harsh overhead ceiling lamps in both rooms. I am very happy the windows in bedroom and living area were open, even though that increased noise (metal gate banging shut on hinge where the other tenants in the house came and went along pathway beside our suite, for instance,) there was some airflow. Kitchen and living room are one space. Kitchen had most basic cooking things supplied, with all appliances as listed. Two basic hard plastic chairs and table with a spare chair in bedroom closet. Couch was pretty uncomfortable to sit on (we didn't make it up to sleep on), bed was reasonably comfortable (it seemed the edges slanted down kind of strangely: maybe a topper that it would be better without.) Bathroom fine with walk in shower. Suite is fairly small over all. Closet space wouldn't have been able to hang too much because it was pretty close to the ground and other part of the closet seemed to be storage. There was a dresser. We were super happy to be able to have our little dog with us there. We enjoyed walking in and exploring the neighbourhood; it is a pleasant and interesting one with quite a few green spaces; and the suite was pretty close to groceries and lots of places to eat on foot. I offered to give Yuriy suggestions on improvements for the future after our stay (like different lamps, new couch, new pans, bedside and coffee table), and he responded with openness and said he would take action. The question of "value" is a tough one: the place was pretty pricey for us, but many places are these days.