The place is at least as charming as it appears in the photos, if not more. Funky in all the best ways -- cool, vintage decor, quality period everything. The "stairway" up the the loft is a hoot (it's more of a ladder). The hide-a-bed room (hidden behind a bookcase door) was perfect for our two children -- it functioned as a second bedroom and the ability to close the bookcase made it easy for the adults to hang out after they went to bed. The view was spectacular. Hard to imagine a better location. There was some recent water damage that had a corresponding odor in the hallway, but the hosts left notes explaining the situation and it was really just confined to the hallway. The check in document was thorough but kinda confusing on my iphone, at least -- all the most important info (the address, codes to the lockbox, etc) was formatted so there was double text (one line over another), making it very difficult to read. That information could be found elsewhere, though. Would definitely stay here again. As others have noted, the climb up 5 levels is significant, so this might not be the best choice for those that would have difficulty with that level of physical exertion (the stairway/ladder could pose a problem too, especially if you need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night).