Overall, I had a perfectly fine place to stay, though Todd's place was not what I was expecting.
First, the good. Todd responds very quickly and is very reasonable. He is quick to accommodate where possible like allowing my friends over and letting us smoke in the backyard. There was nice seating in the "yard", and we were able to freely chat without having to worry about being noisy. The bed was very comfortable, and the bathroom was clean and nice.
In regards to the cleanliness, I felt that it wasn't that great, especially considering we are in COVID times. Upon arrival, we found that he was still in the middle of cleaning, although we got there even a few hours after check-in time. I felt that we were a little misled because you don't get the entirety of the yard to yourself - I address this with him and though if I wanted, I could have asked to use it all, but it wasn't the initial impression. There is a fence separating a small part of the yard for the guest room, and the rest of the yard seemed to be "in construction". Most days, someone was building something in his side of the yard, and also listening to music loudly until late at night, although they would be very hospitable at times and leave when we'd come out. There was also a cracked window in the door leading to the yard, which just made me question the space a bit.
On another note, I didn't have as much privacy as I expected. In the hallway between the guest room and the bathroom is the door to the basement and right next to the bathroom is the door separating his house from us (which you couldn't lock/control). Although he says there is a private bathroom and that the basement is shared between himself and guests, you might cross paths with him if they intend to go in the basement (although he was keen to notice when we weren't using the hallway, to use the basement). This was just not what I expected.
It was a perfectly fine place to stay, but I'm not sure I would have booked had I realized the actual state of the place. Regardless, I'm grateful for the week and grateful for Todd's accommodations.