The ground floor apartment was big and comfortable, and the kids loved running around and exploring the large yard. Host was very polite and accommodating of us arriving much later than we had originally told him. The ground apartment is connected to the upstairs with an open staircase that does not have a door, and noise does transmit both ways if that might be important to you. We were there with two young kids that could be noisy at times and we were a bit self-conscious that we were disturbing the upstairs residents. However, we barely heard them.