Marlene was prompt in responding my e-mails and greeted us upon arrival. The neighborhood was nice, with options for shopping and restaurants. The house was nice as well, but unfortunately it had the scaffolds up and workers busy right on our windows every day, from early morning until after 7:00 p.m. There was sanding, scraping, vacuuming, drilling, hammering, and loud talking by our bedroom window and throughout the house. We could not sleep in or take a nap during the day. We had to leave the room right away in the morning and did not come back until very late at night. This was our vacation, and we wanted to rest, but this was impossible with all the activity on the other side of our bedroom, not to mention the lack of privacy feeling. There was another room, facing the back of the house (considerably less noise), that was available the first night we arrived, but for some reason, we were offered the other room, that had all the action. I did ask about the scaffolds and the potential noise when we were first shown the room, but was assured there was just going to be painting, quietly. That was not the case. I am sorry, but this was the first negative experience we've had with airbnb, and we are seasoned travelers.