It was overall a great stay at Monica's house. The house looks great and the same as it shows in the picture. I read about the previous reviews and was aware about the noise from the traffic outside and I found it was acceptable and did not bother me much. A small flaw is that there was not enough hot water in the last day of our stay. Apparently there was a leak somewhere and the water boiler was not working properly, which was a bit problematic since it was in January when we visited. My friend could not shower after I used warm water to wash my hair, very shortly. But I think it must be a temporary thing since I did not read it in any other comments. Monica is an amazing host. I wish I could return, maybe sometime in summer.