Nicole's place was beautiful and very stylish. The photos you see online are accurate. The location was very convenient with many wonderful shops, restuarants and and cafes in the area. A few days before check-in Nicole sent me a very detail email filling me in on the check- in process (which was simple and straightforward). My 4 star review is not reflective on the host herself. Nicole did everything she could to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. In fact, when we informed Nicole that there was no hair dryer in the house, Nicole sent us a brand new one the very next day. Nicole is a wonderful host and it was a pleasure corresponding with her.
The thermostat in the house was unfortunately locked to keep the temperate comfortable for both us and the downstairs tenants. So we were not able to control the temperature ourselves which made it difficult. Nicole did provide us with a fan for the upstairs, but we still found it quite warm in the bedrooms. The other issue was that the master bedroom faces onto the Main Street and at night we could hear the cars going by which made it hard to sleep. The back bedroom was more quiet...but as we were a group of 4 that room was occupied. The other minor issue we were aware of was the parking. There is parking on the Main Street in front of the house, but it's only limited to 1 hour during certain times of the day. Public parking is available a few blocks away from the home. So for those reasons, I was not able to rate this as a 5 star accommodation.
The kitchen was well stocked but unfortunately we did not have the chance to use it. There was a cozy backyard with BBQ and patio furniture provided. Overall, it was a very well decorated home and the host was lovely.