I didn't get to meet Laura but everything was set up and ready for us when we arrived. I will say that figuring out how to get from the train station was difficult only because the streets were a bit confusing and there's no number on the building (a brit thing I think). The apt. was very clean and tidy and she left plenty of food for us that we barely needed to run out for anything and we mostly cooked for ourselves.

I really enjoyed the neighborhood, plenty of great places to eat and also every bus you could ever need is only 1 block away. It's extremely family friendly with a small park one block away with a playground.

The only thing is that the neighbors were very loud. There was a big party in the apt. houses behind us and a few men that almost broke into a fight at 3am. i'm sure this isn't indicative of the area, just a few drunk idiots that forget that other people live here as well. Also, am unsure if it was just me or the overall greenery in the area but my allergies were pretty terrible. Bring loratadine if you suffer from them. There's a chemist up the block.