Helen's place was exactly as advertised. We had a comfortable, quiet room with our own bathroom up one flight of stairs in a building with a beautiful courtyard. The location was right next to the train station, so very convenient for early morning departures. The room was cleaned for us during the day while we were gone each day. Helen was super friendly and was nice enough to meet us each separately when we arrived late at night. I really enjoyed getting to practice my chinese as well.