The hosts were friendly, nice, and quick to respond. The area felt safe and residential. The only hassle was the street parking but the host was nice enough to let us park in the driveway when we left to make loading the car easier. Thank you! The place was spacious and the hosts had lots of food and a basket of treats and more that was very kind and thoughtful. I didn’t use amenities such as hot tub, washing machine, bikes, etc. we mainly wanted a quite comfortable place to stay.
Upon entering we already felt bad with the loud gate since it is near the owner’s walls of their house and we don’t want to feel like the hosts even know we are there. Then when we entered we heard a whining dog on the other side of the door. I immediately began whispering feeling like the place wasn’t very private. To make matters worse, the bathroom didn’t have a window cover and neither did the living room and kitchen window. I contacted the host and they confirmed there are no covers and you could not see in. I’m the morning I saw that was true with the bathroom however the main living room window did have a view of the stairs others would walk up and down to access their backyard (that’s what it looked like). The courtyard pictured in the photos isn’t private and the windows and doors there would be shared with the owner of the house. We could not even figure out how to open that door unfortunately so couldn’t access it. The door in the back of the place we stayed doesn’t lock either. It faces the back of the house and garage so we just hoped everything would be ok. I would have preferred if I could lock snd unlock doors and access the backyard for our dog to potty.
The windows have light window coverings and for light sleepers I woke up with all the light coming through- something to note if you’re a light sleeper.
Overall the place was not bad but to feel comfortable I need privacy and I didn’t feel that here. I feel bad saying anything because the reviews are amazing so probably these things that bothered me wouldn’t bother the average person. :)