The location is great and Judith kindly offered to let us check in early. However, it was far too cold the first day and night with the heat from the two small space heaters. For context, we keep our mini-split heaters at 64°F at night at home and it felt much colder than that in this cement Airbnb room above the garage.
If you do decide to stay here in the colder months, the trick we discovered to keep warm was to use the extra blanket in the closet and drape it over the big sliding glass door/window drapes to block the cold from outside. That, and closing the other window blinds and keeping the two space heaters on high for our entire stay made the place comfortable. But without the blanket trick, the place would not warm up. So much so we considered getting a hotel (and I’m usually too frugal for a last minute expense like that!). This space needs a dedicated heater and not under powered space heaters. Note that the space heaters were an issue in a review from 2012 as well. My guess is that other people might be freezing too but feel socially awkward about leaving a bad review on Airbnb.
Beyond that, the place is ok. Not nearly as great as others have stated. It has a worn down vibe. It looks like it has been used as an Airbnb for many years (which it has) with little rejuvenation over time. The place has a lot of potential, but didn’t live up to the other reviews in my opinion.