The pros are big: the place is historic and beautiful. The view from the deck is breathtaking and the location is very convenient. Communication was also very good. But unfortunately the negatives are big too: it is very noisy at night and was dirty. There were dirty fingerprints on doors and walls, dust on ledges, sticky surfaces, crusty dishes and ants in the kitchen and at least one of the bathrooms. Hopefully they can give the whole place a deep cleaning and this won't be an issue in the future. Harder to fix is the noise. I wish I would have known how noisy the neighborhood is at night. All 3 of us had trouble sleeping even with earplugs in. The place is located in a VERY lively neighborhood that is active until about 5am every night of the week (drunken screaming, screeching tires; it was like sleeping on Bourbon Street in New Orleans or the Strip in Vegas). BUT THAT VIEW FROM THE DECK! It almost makes up for the downsides.